Agustín Ramírez (singer)

Agustín Ramírez
Born(1952-08-28)August 28, 1952
San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato, Mexico
DiedOctober 26, 2022(2022-10-26) (aged 70)
San Bernardino County, California, United States
GenresRegional Mexican
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
Years active1976–2022
LabelsDiscos Olympico Records, Luna Records, Fonovisa Records, Sony Music
Formerly of
Websiteloscaminantesmusica.com

Agustín Ramírez Sánchez (August 28, 1952 – October 26, 2022) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, co-founder and frontman of the grupera band Los Caminantes.

Ramírez composed and was responsible for many of Los Caminantes' hits, including, "Palomita Mensajera," "Para Que Quieres Volver," "Regresaré," "He Sabido," "Volar, Volar," "Ven y Abrázame," "Una Noche," "Todo Me Gusta De Ti," "Mi Niña," "Lágrimas Al Recordar," etc.

Ramírez also composed songs for groups such as El Tiempo, Los Sagitarios, El Jefe y Su Grupo, and in 1990, composed a ballad for the tropical group Los João called, "Una Noche Más Sin Ti."

In 1993, Agustín Ramírez received an honorary plaque award which was placed outside a wall of his hometown of San Pancho by the mayor. The mayor of that time wanted to honor Agustín for his achievements, recognition and pride of San Pancho, Mexico, and Latin America.

In 2016, Agustín gave vocals for "Para Que Quieres Volver" on a recorded track to La Rondalla Tradicional de Saltillo in an album titled, La Razón de Mi Existir.