Musica ranchera is an element of Tejano culture and music which grew in popularity during the 1940s and 1950s. During that time, many Tejanos were listening to radio stations broadcasting from Mexico and watching films from Mexico’s Golden Age of Cinema which had incorporated musica ranchera.

The rustic musical style of musica ranchera is performed in ways that make the listener connect with a story or experience. Some narrative ballads are oral histories of South Texas society. From “Adelita” during the Mexican Revolution to “Los Tequileros” during United States’ Prohibition era, Rumbo al’ Anacua honors “Las Cuatro Milpas” and “El Rancho Grande.”