ranchero

Other wins for Mexican subgenres included Grupo Frontera’s “El Comienzo” for norteño album, Chiquis’ “Diamantes” for banda album and Alejandro Fernandez’s “Te Llevo En La Sangre” for ranchero/mariachi album.

El Cabrito’s commitment to its community extends to the menu, where you’ll find big caloric platters such as El Ranchero and the aptly named Tres Animales.

One afternoon, I ordered the El Ranchero and was overwhelmed by its largesse: crusty flaps of cecina, thin seasoned strips of griddled chicken, slippery lengths of nopales and, for good measure, a pair of fried eggs.

Just like Lita’s home, the faint melody of ranchero music is coming from deep within the red mountain.

Ranchero Jose Andres Sepulveda offered up Black Swan, a mare he had brought from Australia.