AMG Review of Mal Hombre & Other Original Hits from the 1930s

Thom Owens
All Music Guide

Mal Hombre & Other Original Hits from the 1930s contains a selection of songs that the trailblazing Tejano musician Lydia Mendoza recorded during the mid-'30s. Many of her most famous and best-known songs are featured on this excellent 24-track compilation. With her stunning instrumental skills -- not only did she master the 12-string guitar, but also the violin and mandolin -- Mendoza pushed boundaries in Latin, folk and blues music, and this collection reveals her innovations better than most of her other records.