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Barrera was the musical producer for star-studded tribute featuring The Warning, Reik, Sofia Reyes, Yami Safdie, and Camila Fern\u00e1ndez<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\tLed by Edgar Barrera<\/a>, stars at the Latin Grammys<\/a> honored Mexico\u2019s roots with a touching tribute celebrating the legacy of Jos\u00e9 Alfredo Jim\u00e9nez. The late Mexican icon, considered a founding father of regional Mexican music, received a star-studded tribute featuring the Warning, Reik, Sofia Reyes, Yami Safdie, and Camila Fern\u00e1ndez. <\/p>\n \n\tBarrera led the homage to Jos\u00e9 Alfredo Jim\u00e9nez with Mexican rock group the Warning joining him for a stirring performance of \u201cTe Solt\u00e9 la Rienda.\u201d Reik, Reyes, and Yami Safdie took on the classics \u201cLa Media Vuelta\u201d and \u201cSi Nos Dejan.\u201d Fern\u00e1ndez, who is the granddaughter of another late Mexican legend, Vicente Fern\u00e1ndez, brought down the house with a powerful take on \u201cEl Rey.\u201d She put a fiercely feminine spin on a song that was written about celebrating a man.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAlfredo Jim\u00e9nez earned the title of the \u201cking of ranchera music\u201d for his singular songwriting that set the gold standard for regional Mexican music. The Latin Recording Academy\u2019s tribute coincides with the 100 year anniversary of Alfredo Jim\u00e9nez\u2019s birth.<\/p>\n