Ulloa credits Linda Ronstadt for raising the profile of mariachi women, a gauntlet picked up by the poly-stylistic Lila Downs and the Latin Grammy Award-winning all-women ensemble Flor de Toloache.

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An "all-male rock band" is far from a commodity. Just off the top of my head, I can easily name over a dozen popular rock bands whose membership consists entirely of men: Breaking Benjamin, Nickelback ...