Born: 23 May 1906, Mexico
Died: 25 June 1944
Country most active: Mexico
Also known as: María de Luz Flores Aceves
The following is excerpted from Infinite Women creator Allison Tyra’s book Uncredited: Women’s Overlooked, Misattributed, and Stolen Work.
The song “La Tequilera” was revolutionary in 1930s Mexico for not only its style, but its content. Singer Lucha Reyes had made a name for herself in the male-dominated cancion ranchera style and many people believe she wrote the song, about a woman drowning her sorrows with tequila—a taboo of the time (and arguably today). Yet, the songwriter officially credited is Alfredo D’Orsay because women in the country were not allowed to register copyrights as composers until 1937.