Francisco Mata

Infobox Person
name= Francisco Mata


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birth_date= birth date and age|1932|7|24
birth_place= Juan Griego, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela

Francisco Mata, Venezuelan singer and composer, was born in Juan Griego, Nueva Esparta, July 24, 1932. From very young learned the execution of the cuatro and the guitar. Along with his father "Alexander Marcano Gómez", learned to sing a variety of Venezuelan eastern songs, and with his mother," Rosa", understood the importance of loving his resemblances, venerating God and his beloved "Virgen del Valle", at the age of seven began to sing, but is not until the age of thirteen, when makes debut like professional. In that opportunity appeared at the Beneficient society of "Juan Griego". In 1960, enters at the "Guaiquerí" group, in which he travels to Caracas, to record his first album, with the name of "Cantos Margariteños". While he was at the group, created the well-known rate "Motivo Guaiquerí", very similar to merengue, but with a different compass and a musical accentuation. Thanks to the love that he feels by his state and devotion by his people, is considered at the present time like the Musical Ambassador of the Margarita island and Living Patrimony of the Nueva Esparta State.

His extraordinary musical talent has served to compose in eastern genres like: "eastern gaitas", polos, malagueñas, fulías, "sabanablancas", puntos, "jotas", galerones, "zumbaquezumba, lololós", "gaitones" and "estribillos", among others, as well as joropos, waltzes, merengues, boleros and pasodobles. Between his famous compositions, they emphazise: "La pesca" (first composition of the "Motivo Guaiquerí"), "Amigo Turista, Polo margariteño, Malagueña, Son para gozarlas".

ee also

*Venezuela
*Venezuelan music