Guadalajara (song)
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Guadalajara is a well-known mariachi
Mariachi
Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...

 song composed by Pepe Guizar
Pepe Guizar
José Guízar Morfín better known as "Pepe Guizar" born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico , was a Mexican composer, poet and musician. He composed the song "Guadalajara" which is probably the most popular mariachi song in the world ever composed.-Biography:Pepe Guizar was the son of Luis Guizar...

 in 1937. It is probably the most famous mariachi song of all time. "Guadalajara Guadalajara" is considered both within Mexico and abroad as a synonym of the symbols of Mexico: Mariachi, tequila
Tequila
Tequila is a spirit made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, northwest of Guadalajara, and in the highlands of the western Mexican state of Jalisco....

 and the charro
Charro
Charro is a term referring to a traditional horseman from Mexico, originating in the central-western regions primarily in the state of Jalisco including: Zacatecas, Durango, Guanajuato, Morelos, Puebla...

, to such degree that this song is like a Mexican hymn all around the world, it was interpreted not only on hundreds of radio stations but also in many movies and by several international singers, one of the most popular interpretation abroad Mexico was that of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

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Pepe Guizar was the son of Luis Guizar Valencia and Maria Morfin. Born in Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

 February 12, 1912. His early studies were done in the Don Atilano Zavala School and Instituto de Ciencias de Jalisco. In 1928 he moved to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

 and entered the National Preparatory School. Later was the first three years of law degree from the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences. He also studied music and recitation at the National Conservatory of Music of Mexico being started in music and piano by maestro J. Jesus Estrada: For his part, Professor Erasmo Castellanos Quinto infected him a taste for poetry.
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