Emilio Navaira
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Emilio Navaira was a prominent American Tejano and country music singer-songwriter known for helping popularize Tejano music in the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emilio Navaira canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5969201 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emilio Navaira Context triple: [Emilio, hasNotableBearer, Emilio Navaira]
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A.
Rodrigo García
Rodrigo García is a Colombian-born film and television director and screenwriter, known for character-driven dramas and for being the son of Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez.
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B.
Alfonso Arau
Alfonso Arau is a Mexican filmmaker and actor best known internationally for directing the acclaimed romantic drama "Like Water for Chocolate."
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C.
Jaime Trueba
Jaime Trueba is a compassionate, idealistic doctor and member of the Trueba family whose political activism and tragic fate play a key role in Isabel Allende’s novel "The House of the Spirits."
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D.
Álex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his darkly comic, genre-blending movies such as "The Day of the Beast" and "The Last Circus."
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E.
Javier Aguirresarobe
Javier Aguirresarobe is an acclaimed Spanish cinematographer known for his work on both European and Hollywood films, including major genre and franchise productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emilio Navaira Target entity description: Emilio Navaira was a prominent American Tejano and country music singer-songwriter known for helping popularize Tejano music in the 1990s.
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A.
Rodrigo García
Rodrigo García is a Colombian-born film and television director and screenwriter, known for character-driven dramas and for being the son of Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez.
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B.
Alfonso Arau
Alfonso Arau is a Mexican filmmaker and actor best known internationally for directing the acclaimed romantic drama "Like Water for Chocolate."
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C.
Jaime Trueba
Jaime Trueba is a compassionate, idealistic doctor and member of the Trueba family whose political activism and tragic fate play a key role in Isabel Allende’s novel "The House of the Spirits."
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D.
Álex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his darkly comic, genre-blending movies such as "The Day of the Beast" and "The Last Circus."
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E.
Javier Aguirresarobe
Javier Aguirresarobe is an acclaimed Spanish cinematographer known for his work on both European and Hollywood films, including major genre and franchise productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tejano musician
ⓘ
country singer ⓘ human ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Emilio
NERFINISHED
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The King of Tejano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grupo Rio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album
NERFINISHED
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Latin Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Emilio H. Navaira III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | San Fernando Cemetery II, San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-08-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-05-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexican American ⓘ |
| familyName | Navaira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin pop
ⓘ
Tejano ⓘ country music ⓘ |
| givenName | Emilio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | Tejano music ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| name | Emilio Navaira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | bridging Tejano and country music audiences ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Acábame de Matar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emilio (1995 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ It's Not the End of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Life Is Good NERFINISHED ⓘ Por Siempre Unidos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
recording artist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Braunfels, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records Nashville
NERFINISHED
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Sony Discos NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Music Latino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Antonio, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cynthia Navaira
NERFINISHED
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Maru Navaira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emilio Navaira Description of subject: Emilio Navaira was a prominent American Tejano and country music singer-songwriter known for helping popularize Tejano music in the 1990s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.