Irma Consuelo Cielo Serrano Castro (; born 9 December 1933) is a Mexican singer, songwriter, actress, and politician. Famous for her "tantalizing," "untamed spitfire" voice, she is one of the most noted performers of the
ranchera and
corrido genres; she was nicknamed
La Tigresa de la Canción Ranchera and later known simply as "
La Tigresa" . Four of her greatest hits reached the
Audiomusica list of top songs in
Mexico: "
Miel amarga" peaked at number 5 in 1966, "
Tierra mala" peaked at number 4 in 1966, "
El puente roto" peaked at 4 in 1966, and "La Martina" peaked at number 5 in 1967.