- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAmalia Mendoza García
- Nickname
- La Tariácuri
- Height5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
- Amalia Mendoza was born on July 10, 1923 in Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacan, Mexico. She was an actress, known for Los laureles (1961), Fiesta en el corazón (1958) and ¿Dónde estás, corazón? (1961). She was married to Octavio De la Vega. She died on June 11, 2001 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
- SpouseOctavio De la Vega(1963 - ?)
- RelativesJuan Mendoza(Sibling)
- Sobbing while singing
- Sister of Juan Mendoza.
- Never had any children of her own. She adopted her deceased sister Francisca's children, Guillermo Valero Mendoza and Hortensia Valero Mendoza.
- Dubbed Rosita Quintana's singing voice in the second half of A los cuatro vientos (1955).
- I cry when I sing because I have known sadness in my life. I live what I sing. I tell a story, and I become that person in it.
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