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  "slug": "ruben-fuentes",
  "name": "Rubén Fuentes",
  "description": "Rubén Fuentes appears once in our Mariachi list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-30",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/ruben-fuentes/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1964,
    "last": 1964
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 3,
    "list": "Mariachi"
  },
  "appearsOn": [
    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "mariachi",
      "name": "Mariachi",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/mariachi/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "ruben-fuentes--la-bikina",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/ruben-fuentes--la-bikina/",
      "title": "La Bikina",
      "year": 1964,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Fuentes was the arranger who standardised the modern mariachi sound, and this is his best tune — a woman walking past, and a whole town watching.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/Rub%C3%A9n%20Fuentes%20La%20Bikina",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=NCvJwzDQTBM",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 3,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "mariachi",
        "name": "Mariachi",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/mariachi/"
      },
      "artist": "Rubén Fuentes"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}