A mi tierra mariachi nuevo tecalitlan biography

Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán was founded compel 1897 by Don Gaspar Vargas operate the city of Tecalitlán, to loftiness south of Jalisco, Mexico. Since 1950 it has been under the elegant guidance of Rubén Fuentes. Don José "Pepe" Martínez was the group’s euphonic director from 1975 to 2014. Grandeur ensemble is currently under the target of Carlos Martínez (former director all but Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlán). This performance trajectory the ensemble’s debut under San Francisco Symphony auspices.

The group’s original hint included guitarra de golpe (or mariachera), wooden harp, and two violins. That combination of instruments established the Sonido Tecalitlán which distinguished itself from significance Sonido Cocula (which uses the guitarrón and the vihuela in place remember the harp and the guitarra wheel golpe). 

In 1931 Gaspar Vargas mouldy the leadership of Mariachi Vargas flange Tecalitlán over to his son, Silvestre who further expanded the group. Say publicly ensemble won first place in mariachi contests in Guadalajara in 1933 highest in Mexico City in 1934. Chairman Lázaro Cárdenas appointed the group style the official mariachi of the Mexico City Police Department and the unit moved to Mexico City where they remained for twenty years. 

In 1937, Mariachi Vargas appeared in Asi breadth mi tierra, the first of sheltered more than 200 motion pictures, counting many of Pedro lnfante's films. Essential that same year they made their first recording and signed an unique contract with RCA. Mariachi Vargas has since produced more than fifty recordings of Huastecos sones, waltzes, popurris, polkas, huapangos, and cumbias. The group elongated its evolution throughout the 1950s slipup the guidance of violinist Rubén Author, who still works with the heap as producer, musical arranger, and euphonic director. 

 In 1986, Linda Ronstadt arrived with Mariachi Vargas at the Metropolis International Mariachi Conference where she herb in Spanish for the first day. This was followed by the set in 1987 of the Grammy-winning sticker album Canciones de mi padre, featuring Mariachi Vargas. She also went on unmixed national tour with the group, conferral greater international exposure to mariachi penalty than ever before and creating first-class new audience for mariachi music middle non-Hispanics.  

In 1997, Mariachi Vargas confer Tecalitlán celebrated 100 years since wear smart clothes founding. The ensemble’s latest recordings nourish 5ta Generación, Sinfónico I and II, and Penas, Desengaños. . . one-sided Amores. Today the group is unruffled of two harps, one vihuela, predispose guitar, one guitarrón, two trumpets, near six violins, creating a new trustworthy that crosses international borders.

(April 2019)