# Rubén Fuentes — La Bikina

Rubén Fuentes’s La Bikina (1964) is No. 3 in our Mariachi ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1964
- **On one list:** Mariachi
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Rubén Fuentes](https://waxonia.com/artist/ruben-fuentes/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/ruben-fuentes--la-bikina/

## What we say

### 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.

## Listen

[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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