# Rubén Fuentes — Every Record We Rank

Rubén Fuentes appears once in our Mariachi list, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 1
- **Appears on:** Mariachi
- **Year:** 1964
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Mariachi
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/ruben-fuentes/

## Appears on

### [La Bikina](https://waxonia.com/track/ruben-fuentes--la-bikina/)

*1964 · No. 3 in [Mariachi](https://waxonia.com/genre/mariachi/)*

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.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Rub%C3%A9n%20Fuentes%20La%20Bikina) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=NCvJwzDQTBM)

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