If you use Google today (7 March), you’ll come across a Google Doodle celebrating the Mexican singer Lola Beltrán’s 92nd birthday. In the purple-hued animation, you’ll see a woman with her hair tied into a bun and large earrings on, singing into a microphone, as she became best known for popularising Ranchera music worldwide.
Over the years, Google Doodles have been used to highlight some of the brightest minds who have helped change the world’s history for the better, whether it be in the arts, politics and beyond. Previous animations have celebrated the Polish-American biochemist Casimir Funk, who discovered the vitamins and essential nutrients essential for health in humans, and Agnès Varda, a Belgian-born director, photographer and artist.
