Long before her tearjerking performance in the Coco theme, "Remember Me," Natalia Lafourcade has been the latest in a long line of Mexican singers for whom passion and cultural pride are irrevocably intertwined. Lafourcade's music combines the hope and desire of the soulful Lola Beltrán, the classical melancholy of composer Agustín Lara, and the simplicity and sincerity of ranchera
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Natalia Lafourcade on Her Part in Mexico’s Pop Canon, Song for Pixar’s ‘Coco’