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Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
Tecalitlán, Mexico · b. 1897-01-01
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán is credited on 831 releases across 239 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
831
Credits
239
Albums
8
Decades active
16
In collections
Biography
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The history of Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán is divided into five phases (or generations); the first generation from 1897 to 1930 (as formed by Gaspar Vargas), the second from 1931 to 1949 (with Silvestre Vargas, from 1921 to 1975), the third from 1950 to 1993, the fourth from 1994 to 2002 and the fifth since 2003 to date.
The Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán currently has thirteen members, distributed as follows.
Violins: Manuel Alcaraz Vargas, Alberto Alfaro, José "Pepe" Martínez (opens in a new tab) (Director), José Martínez Jr., Daniel Martínez, and Andres Gonzalez
Trumpets: (member since 1966), Gustavo Alvarado (since 1991), and Fernando Valasquez (since 2007)
Guitarrón: Enrique De Santiago (member of the group since 1989)
Guitar: Arturo Vargas (member of the group since 2003 and originating in Jalisco)
Vihuela: Miguel Angel Barron (part of the group since 2011, being the newest member of Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán)
Harp: Julio Martínez (member since 1996)
They were in some recordings as the backing band of Mexican icon Jorge Negrete, also to the great Miguel Aceves Mejia or to the composer José Alfredo Jiménez.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
831 releases · 239 albums · active 1952–2023
- Other credits · 930
- Performance · 122
Studios: Estudios Polygram México · Soundabout Studios · EMI Capitol De Mexico, S.A. De C.V. · Ocean Way Recording
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Miguel Aceves Mejia
- Yolanda Del Rio
- Juan Gabriel
- Amalia Mendoza
- José Alfredo Jiménez
- Estela Nuñez
- Lucha Villa
- Jorge Negrete
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