Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán

Legendary Mexican Mariachi Ensemble

The history of Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlán is divided into five phases (or generations); the first generation from 1897 to 1930, the second from 1931 to 1949, 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" Martinez (Director), José Martínez Jr., Daniel Martínez, and Andres Gonzalez Trumpets: Federico Torres (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.