"Guadalajara" is a well-known mariachi song written and composed by

Pepe Guízar José Guízar Morfín, better known as Pepe Guízar (February 12, 1906 – 27 September 1980), was a Mexican composer, poet and musician. He composed the song "Guadalajara", a popular mariachi song. His tune, "A Poco No", can be heard in the 1941 ...

in 1937. Guízar wrote the song in honor of his hometown, the city of the same name and state capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Versions

The song was first popularized by Lucha Reyes, a Mexican singer who was born in Guadalajara and is often regarded as the "mother of

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music". In the 1940s, Mexican singer Irma Vila recorded the song and sang it in the musical film '' Canta y no llores...'' (1949). Her rendition was later remastered and released in the compilation album ''Irma Vila, La Reina del Falsete: Todos sus éxitos''. In 1950, Mexican singer

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recorded the song for Columbia Records; her version also became a success and was included in several compilation albums, including ''Canciones mexicanas, vol. 1'', ''Fandango ranchero'', and '' Flor Silvestre canta sus éxitos'' (1964).

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, a Spanish-born singer of Mexican music, performed the song in the film ''Los cinco halcones'' (1962). One of the most popular interpretations outside of Mexico was that of

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in the final scene of the film ''

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'' (1963). Other notable non-Mexican interpreters of this song were

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on his album ''More Cole Español'' (1962),

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on ''Viva the Music of Mexico'' (1958),Product info
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on ''The Best of Desi Arnaz Mambo King''. Among the notable Mexican interpreters are to mention Rafael Jorge Negrete and

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Lyrics

The entire lyrics are published below. Many performers omit some of the verses. For example,

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Pedro Infante: Guadalajara
at YouTube only sung the first two verses.

References

External links

Information about the song
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