Cirilo Marmolejo
Cirilo Marmolejo (1890–1960) was a Mexican folk musician of guitarrón and vihuela, and pioneer in the development of the mariachi band. Marmolejo was born in Teocaltiche. In 1918 he was invited to play at Guadalajara city, and then at Mexico City.
Cirilo Marmolejo
- Birthplace
- Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico
- Place of death
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Born
- 1890 · Teocaltiche.
- Died
- 1960
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Occupation
- musician
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From that time, the popularization of this type of band spread in the country. The Mariachi Coculense of Marmolejo was the first mariachi to tour and record in the United States, and to add a trumpet to the ensemble.
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Cirilo Marmolejo, born in 1890 and died in 1960, is documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Birthplace — Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico
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- 1.Mexico's Pioneer Mariachis, Vol. 1: Mariachi Coculense "Rodriguez" De Cirilo Marmolejo 1926-1936. folkways.si.edu.
- 2.El Mariachi ECOS Cirilo Marmolejo se presentó en el Teatro Degollado.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- El Mariachi. Símbolo musical de México. Taurus. 2007. 978-970-770-925-6.
- Cirilo Marmolejo: historia del mariachi en la Ciudad de México. Asociación Mexicana de Estudios Fonográficos. 150. 1994.
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