Francisco Javier Barraza Rodríguez, better known as Pancho Barraza, is a

Mexican Mexican may refer to: Mexico and its culture *Being related to, from, or connected to the country of Mexico, in North America ** People *** Mexicans, inhabitants of the country Mexico and their descendants *** Mexica, ancient indigenous people ...

singer-songwriter. He was born on June 18, 1961, in the Juan Jose Rios district of

Guasave, Sinaloa Guasave () is a city and the seat of the Guasave Municipality, homonymous municipality in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Sinaloa. It is located in the northwestern part of Mexico, southeast of the city of Los Mochis. It stands at . ...

. He became involved with

Regional Mexican Regional Mexican is a Latin music radio format encompassing the musical genres from the different parts of rural Mexico and the Southwestern United States. Genres include banda, country en español, Duranguense, grupero, mariachi, New Mexico ...

music after moving to

Mazatlán Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding ''municipio'', known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located at on the Pacific coast, across from the southernmost tip of ...

. Barraza was first the lead vocalist of a local

grupero Grupera (also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera) is a genre of Regional Mexican music. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1990s, especially in rural areas. The music has roots in the rock groups of the 1960s, but today generally consis ...

band and later became involved with the brass bandas, Banda San Sebastian and Banda Camino. In 1991, he joined

Banda Los Recoditos Banda Los Recoditos is a Mexican Banda formed in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. It was founded in 1989 by friends and family members of Banda el Recodo by Cruz Lizárraga. Alfonso Lizárraga and Pancho Barraza, the first vocalists, were two of the more th ...

as their lead vocalist. He wrote some of the band’s songs while he was with the group. After a few years, Barraza left Banda Los Recoditos to start a solo career. He released his solo debut in 1995 with ''Mis Canciones De Amor''. He has since had a very successful solo career with several of his own songs that he sang, as well as songs he wrote for other artists becoming hits.

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