Flaco Jiménez

Summary

Flaco Jiménez is a human^[1]. Born in San Antonio^[2], he… he was born on March 11, 1939^[3]. He died in San Antonio^[4]. He died on July 31, 2025^[5]. He worked as a musician^[6], singer^[7], singer-songwriter^[8], and accordionist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (735 views/month, #6,957 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in San Antonio^[2], Flaco Jiménez…
• Flaco Jiménez died in San Antonio^[4].
• Flaco Jiménez was born on March 11, 1939^[3].
• Flaco Jiménez died on July 31, 2025^[5].
• Flaco Jiménez's father was Santiago Jiménez Sr.^[11].
• Flaco Jiménez held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Flaco Jiménez's professions included musician^[6].
• Flaco Jiménez's professions included singer^[7].
• Flaco Jiménez's professions included singer-songwriter^[8].
• Flaco Jiménez worked as an accordionist^[9].
• Flaco Jiménez's field of work was music^[13].
• Flaco Jiménez's field of work was accordion performance^[14].
• Flaco Jiménez's field of work was singing^[15].
• Flaco Jiménez received the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award^[16].
• Flaco Jiménez received the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist^[17].
• Flaco Jiménez received the National Medal of Arts^[18].
• Flaco Jiménez is recorded as male^[19].
• Flaco Jiménez's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Flaco Jiménez's genre is country music^[21].
• Flaco Jiménez's genre is rock music^[22].
• Flaco Jiménez's genre is conjunto^[23].
• Flaco Jiménez's genre is tejano music^[24].
• Flaco Jiménez's genre is regional Mexican^[25].
• Flaco Jiménez's record label is recorded as Rounder Records^[26].
• Flaco Jiménez's Commons category is recorded as Flaco Jiménez^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1939-03-11^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-07-31^[31]

• Genre(s): tejano, tex-mex^[32]

• Community tags: tejano, tex-mex^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: f3387fe6-63ff-4dcb-95e6-cf14fc13f60b^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in San Antonio^[2], Flaco Jiménez… he was born on March 11, 1939^[3]. His father was Santiago Jiménez Sr.^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician^[6], singer^[7], singer-songwriter^[8], and accordionist^[9]. Fields of work include music^[13], a type of arts^[35]; accordion performance^[14]; and singing^[15], a type of activity^[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award^[16], a lifetime achievement award^[37], founded in 1993^[38]; Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist^[17]; and National Medal of Arts^[18], a medallion^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1984^[41].

Death and Burial

Flaco Jiménez died on July 31, 2025^[5]. He died in San Antonio^[4].

Why It Matters

Flaco Jiménez ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (735 views/month, #6,957 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Flaco Jiménez born?

Flaco Jiménez's place of birth was San Antonio^[2].

Where did Flaco Jiménez die?

Flaco Jiménez died in San Antonio^[4].

Who were Flaco Jiménez's parents?

Flaco Jiménez's father was Santiago Jiménez Sr.^[11].

What did Flaco Jiménez do for work?

Flaco Jiménez worked as musician^[6], singer^[7], singer-songwriter^[8], and accordionist^[9].

What awards did Flaco Jiménez receive?

Honors received include Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award^[16], Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist^[17], and National Medal of Arts^[18].