Week # Air Date, 7/30/2006

Segment #1 LOS GRANDES: LOLA BELTRAN

Latino USA's Alex Avila presents this profile on the great Mexican musical legend Lola Beltran. (Self-contained 5:38)

Segment #2 LOS GRANDES: JOSE ALFREDO JIMENEZ

Mexican musical legend Jose Alfredo Jimenez is one of the most famous mariachi artists in Mexican history. A popular singer and performer, Jimenez was also a prolific songwriter, with hundreds of compositions and a slew of hits kept alive to this day by newer artists. As part our year-long special series on 'Los Grandes de Mexico,' the most influential musical personalities to emerge from Mexico, Latino USA's Franc Contreras profiles Jose Alfredo Jimenez. (4:36)

Segment #3 LOS GRANDES: AGUSTIN LARA

When you're in a certain mood, only a love song will help. A love song that turns your heart inside out, the one you play over and over. You want to hear Agustin Lara. He's called El Musico-Poeta, the Poetic Musician and El Flaco de Oro, the Golden Thin Man. People have their favorite nicknames, but all agree that Agustin Lara is one of the most popular Mexican composers of all time. (5:34)