10 Facts About Cornelio Reyna

Cornelio Reyna made over 60 recordings of Norteno and Mariachi music.

Cornelio Reyna was the lead vocalist for the group "Los Relampagos del Norte".

Cornelio Reyna's parents were Maria Martinez Cisneros and Roman Medellin Reyna.

In 1957, along with Juan Pena, Cornelio Reyna formed the duet Dueto Carta Blanca, frequenting the Cadillac Bar, where many musicians from the region of northern Tamaulipas and southern Texas met.

Cornelio Reyna had arrived seeking work as a shoe shiner, but his real skills were elsewhere.

Cornelio Reyna moved to Mexico City, recording an LP with mariachi, which at that point represented one of his most ambitious projects.

Cornelio Reyna recorded 60 albums and appeared in some 30 films, many of which included his songs, under the production and direction of Ruben Galindo.

Cornelio Reyna died on January 22,1997, in Mexico City, due to complications from a stomach ulcer.

Cornelio Reyna's body was moved to the Plaza Garibaldi, where he was paid tribute.

Cornelio Reyna was still relatively young, and although his fame was no longer the same as it had been a few years prior, in the southern region of Texas and northeast of Mexico he continued to have a large and faithful following.