1. José Alfredo Jiménez, a singer from Mexico, released the song "El Rey" ("The King") in 1971.
2. It is one of his most well-known songs and was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
3. The song is about "a macho guy convinced that his tough life doesn't stop him from remaining the king among his peers."
4. In 1974, a year after Jiménez's passing, "El Rey" was credited with topping a Record World list in Mexico.