{"product_id":"9780199976744","title":"Agustin Lara: A Cultural Biography","description":"Few Mexican musicians in the twentieth century achieved as much notoriety or had such an international impact as the popular singer and songwriter Agustín Lara (1897-1970).  Widely known as \"el flaco de oro\" (\"the Golden Skinny\"), this remarkably thin fellow was prolific across the genres of bolero, ballad, and folk. His most beloved \"Granada\", a song so enduring that it has been covered by the likes of Mario Lanza, Frank Sinatra, and Placido Domingo, is today a standard in the vocal repertory. However, there exists very little biographical literature on Lara in English. In \u003cem\u003eAgustín Lara: A Cultural Biography\u003c\/em\u003e, author Andrew Wood's informed and informative placement of Lara's work in a broader cultural context presents a rich and comprehensive reading of the life of this significant musical figure. Lara's career as a media celebrity as well as musician provides an excellent window on Mexican society in the mid-twentieth century and on popular culture in Latin America. Wood also delves into Lara's music itself, bringing to light how the composer's work unites a number of important currents in Latin music of his day, particularly the bolero. With close musicological focus and in-depth cultural analysis riding alongside the biographical narrative, \u003cem\u003eAgustin Lara: A Cultural Biography\u003c\/em\u003e is a welcome read to aficionados and performers of Latin American musics, as well as a valuable addition to the study of modern Mexican music and Latin American popular culture as a whole.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079785726192,"sku":"9780199976744","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780199976744_p0.jpg?v=1763673272","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780199976744","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}