Lorenzo de Monteclaro

Lorenzo de Monteclaro is a singer of regional Mexican music. He was born with the name of Lorenzo Hernández in Cuencamé de Ceniceros, Durango, and sang for the first time on radio in the late 1950s on a Sunday talent contest called "Aficionados de los Ejidos" on XEDN. His signature subgenre is norteño-sax, but he has also recorded songs with banda and mariachi. He has sung on more than 90 albums and acted in almost 50 films and continues singing even after seven decades. His youngest son, Ricardo de Monteclaro, is also the drummer, who plays in his father's band.