Lydia Mendoza, a native of Houston, was one of the first and most famous singers of the Texas-Mexico border and Latin America. Mendoza’s 1934 recording of “Mal Hombre” for Bluebird Records launched her sixty-year career. She became famous for both her voice and skills playing the twelve-string guitar. During her career, she was known as “La Alondra de la Frontera” and performed at the inauguration of President Carter. She won numerous awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1999, National Heritage Fellowship Award in 1982 and she was inducted in the Texas Women’s Hall of Fame, the Tejano Music Hall of Fame and the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame. Mendoza’s image was featured on a U.S. Postage stamp in 2013. Her career ended after she suffered a stroke in 1988.
Lydia Mendoza
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Lydia Mendoza is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 2016. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.4153, -98.5507 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Fernando Cem No 2 (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Our Lady of the Lake Convent, Our Lady of the Lake University, and Our Lady of the Lake University.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507018446. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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