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Rigo Tovar: an Appreciation of a Mexican Pop Star

September 17, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Reporter Betto Arcos looks back at Rigo Tovar, a big pop music figure in Mexico in the 1970s and 80s. Betto used to listen to his music and was invited to write a personal essay for a newly published book on Rigo Tovar called “Rigo es Amor.”

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