# José Alfredo Jiménez — El Rey

José Alfredo Jiménez’s El Rey (1971) is No. 2 in our Mariachi ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1971
- **On one list:** Mariachi
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [José Alfredo Jiménez](https://waxonia.com/artist/jose-alfredo-jimenez/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/jose-alfredo-jimenez--el-rey/

## What we say

### No. 2 in [Mariachi](https://waxonia.com/genre/mariachi/)

A man with nothing insisting he is still the king. Jiménez could not read music and wrote a thousand songs; this is the one carved on his tomb.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Jos%C3%A9%20Alfredo%20Jim%C3%A9nez%20El%20Rey) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=0eSzutqhWBA)

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