When she was two years old, Tehua's family emigrated from
Querétaro City to
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, of which she considers herself a native. At age 26 she moved to
Mexico City to begin her career as a singer. According to her own admissions, her intention was to have a style similar to that of
Lucha Villa. However, the difference in their voices made it impossible to continue in that direction. She began to sing in bars. In the early 1970s she began to sing
protest songs. In that environment she met
Óscar Chávez and
Amparo Ochoa, with whom she collaborated on multiple occasions. During this decade she participated, within its musical segment, on the educational program
Caminito, led by Pepita Gómiz, as well as the program
Sábados con Saldaña, directed by , where she worked with musicians and singers such as Jorge Macías, Óscar Chávez, and Daniel García Blanco. Among Tehua's repertoire were old Mexican songs from different parts of the country, from
Sonora to
Oaxaca and
Chiapas. She has interpreted songs by composers such as
Joaquín Pardavé,
Agustín Lara,
Ignacio Fernández Esperón (Tata Nacho), and
Salvador Chava Flores. Tehua died from cancer in Mexico City on 21 August 2014. ==Select discography==