- Zacarías Salmerón
Zacarías Salmerón Daza (
Tlapehuala ,Guerrero ,Mexico ; 1919) is a mexican composer, musician and violinist ofson calentano .Biography
Zacarías Salmerón Daza was born in
Tlapehuala ,Guerrero ,Mexico . He is nephew ofJ. Isaías Salmerón Pastenes , who is considered one of the pillars of the calentano music and who became a teacher to Zacarías andJuan Reynoso Portillo . [Urieta, Gregorio. [http://suracapulco.com.mx/anterior/2003/marzo/12/pag2.htm "Celebran y bailan en Tlapehuala la música de Guerrero, Michoacán y de Estados Unidos,"] "El Sur de Acapulco", Acapulco, Guerrero: March 12, 2003.] He is considered an important composer ofson calentano , traditional music genre ofTierra Caliente , a region within the state of Guerrero, along with other composers such asJuan Reynoso Portillo ,Ángel Tavira ,Cástulo Benítez ,José Natividad Leandro andPedro Ignacio Pablo . [Jiménez, Angel. [http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/01/19/index.php?section=cultura&article=a06n1cul Homenaje en vida a cinco músicos de son calentano,"] "La Jornada", Mexico, D.F.: January 19, 2008.] He studied at theNational School of Fine Arts and is author to 50 waltzes.Pintor Alegre, Jesús. [http://www.lajornadaguerrero.com.mx/2007/07/04/index.php?section=sociedad&article=012n1soc "Zacarías Salmerón: he sabido tratar a los instrumentos,"] "La Jornada Guerrero", Acapulco, Guerrero: July 4, 2007.] He has recorded three albums: "El poeta del violín" ("Poet of Violin"), "Entre amigos" ("Among Friends"), and "Bienvenidos a Tlapehuala" ("Welcome to Tlapehuala") [Ventura Pérez, Roberto. "Reconocerá CONACULTA a cinco músicos de Tierra Caliente," "Despertar del Sur", Arcelia, Guerrero: January 17, 2008] Furthermore, he has been a music teacher at Tlapehuala's kindergarten, a job obtained thanks to PresidentLázaro Cárdenas , who cherished his friendship. He has travelled to several cities within Mexico and the United States to present his music, even reaching to play for PresidentJimmy Carter at theWhite House . [Jiménez, Arturo. [http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2008/01/20/index.php?section=cultura&article=a04n1cul "Un drama que México pierda parte de su cultura popular, lamenta investigador,"] "La Jornada", Mexico, D.F.: January 20, 2008.] He was married twice; from his first marriage he had eight children, and one more from his second marriage to Consuelo Segura Beltrán.References
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