deaths
June 29, 1971
Nestor Mesta Chayres, Mexican operatic tenor and bolero vocalist (born 1908)
Nestor Mesta Chayres
Néstor Mesta Cháyres was an acclaimed tenor in Mexico and a noted interpreter of Spanish songs, boleros and Mexican romantic music on the international concert stage. He was widely commended for his artistic renditions of the works of Agustín Lara and María Grever and was nicknamed "El Gitano de México".