Angela Aguilar
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Angela Aguilar, Aida Cuevas & Natalia Lafourcade Sang A Powerful Rendition Of "La Llorona" At The 2019 GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony
Three immensely talented women took the 2019 GRAMMY Premiere Ceremony stage on Sunday, Feb. 10: 15-year-old nominee Angela Aguilar, who is nominated for Best Regional Mexican Music Album, took the stage with Aida Cuevas and Natalia Lafourcade performed "La Llorona" (translated to "The Weeping Woman."
In Latin American folklore, "La Llorona" is said to be the ghost of a woman who lost her children and cries while searching for them in the river, which ultimately causes misfortune to those who are near or hear her.
"Ranchera music does something to you that I don't think a lot of genres can do," Aguilar told the Recording Academy in an exclusive interview. "Some songs are made to listen to in the background, some songs are [made] just to dance to, some songs are [made for you] to feel something and I feel like almost every ranchera song is made for you to feel something."
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Watch the 61st GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Feb. 10 on CBS.
