Cirilo Marmolejo (1890, Teocaltiche, México - 1960, México) was a folk musician of guitarrón and vihuela, and pioneer in the development of the

mariachi Mariachi (, , ) is a genre of regional Mexican music that dates back to at least the 18th century, evolving over time in the countryside of various regions of western Mexico. The usual mariachi group today consists of as many as eight violins, t ...

band. By the year 1918, he was invited to play at

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

city, and then at Mexico city. 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.

References

*Jáuregui, Jesús. (2007). ''El Mariachi. Símbolo musical de México''. Taurus. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Marmolejo, Cirilo Mexican musicians Mexican-guitarron players Players of the Mexican vihuela 1960 deaths 1890 births