Lydia Mendoza, 91, an Early Tejano Star, Is Dead
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Lydia Mendoza became one of the first Mexican-American superstars by singing to the poor and downtrodden.
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Renata Tebaldi, an Italian soprano renowned for her angelic voice, her stardom at New York&#39;s Metropolitan and Italy&#39;s La Scala opera houses and her supposed rivalry with Maria Callas, died Sunday at age 82, her doctor said.
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Former Texas Governor Ann Richards dies at the age of 73 after battling oesophageal cancer.
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Osvaldo Romo, a security agent who became a symbol of torture and repression under Gen. Augusto Pinochet's former military dictatorship, died in prison Wednesday, authorities said. He was 70.
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A longtime friend says comedian Joey Bishop, the last of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at his home.
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Joey Bishop, the stone-faced comedian who found success in nightclubs, television and movies but became most famous as a member of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack, has died at 89.
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Members of the K-Paz de la Sierra band vowed to go ahead with a planned tour despite the murder of their lead singer, Sergio Gomez, who was killed Dec. 2 in the latest in a string of slayings of Mexican musicians.
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Actress Virginia Mayo, who starred in some of the biggest films of the 40s and 50s, dies aged 84.
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Thommie Walsh, a Tony-winning choreographer who was in the original Broadway cast of "A Chorus Line," has died after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 57.
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Venezuelan pianist and composer Aldemaro Romero, whose music was interpreted by artists from Tito Puente to Dean Martin, died Saturday. He was 79.
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Frankie Laine, 93, whose robust vocals on such hits as "That Lucky Old Sun" and "Mule Train" made him one of the most popular singers of the 1950s and whose voice was long identified with the theme song of the TV western "Rawhide," died Feb. 6 at Mercy Hospital in San Diego. He had cardiovascular...
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Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, who made stars of Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, dies, aged 83.
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Billionaire Marvin Davis, who made a fortune first in the oil business and later in entertainment, died over the weekend at his home in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 79, his publicist said late on Saturday.
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Jane Wyman, the Oscar-winning actress who was Ronald Reagan's first wife and starred in the popular 1980s television drama "Falcon Crest," died on Monday at age 90, her longtime manager said.
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Country music star Skeeter Davis dies of cancer aged 72. Plus more entertainment news in brief.
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A 69-year-old woman who disappeared along with her Alzheimer's-stricken husband nearly three months ago died of a gunshot wound, according to preliminary autopsy results.
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Soprano Victoria de los Angeles, one of the great Spanish opera voices of the 20th century, died overnight in a Barcelona hospital at age 81, the Liceu opera house said on Saturday.