José Luis de Gonzaga Espinosa de los Monteros y Alcalá (June 21, 1932, Mérida, Yucatán,

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– January 1, 2009) better known as Luis Espinosa-Alcalá was a Mexican poet, songwriter, and

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. Espinosa-Alcalá is considered the "Mayab's Musical Landscaper" due to his delicate use of

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to describe, for example, how one walks over a red carpet of

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flowers or sits on a bench in the central park of

Mérida, Yucatán Mérida (, ) is the capital of the List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Yucatán, and the largest city in southeastern Mexico. The city is also the seat of the Mérida Municipality, eponymous municipality. It is located slightly inland fro ...

to enjoy the surrounding ambience. Many of his songs have become classics in regional music, such as "A Yucatán", "Mérida Colonial", "Guitarrita Yucateca", and "Flamboyán del Camino". Among his other well-known songs are "Ríe", "Silencio Azul" and "La Tormenta". Espinosa-Alcalá released under the Orbit Musical record label nearly 40 albums, including both his own songs and many others of musicians from the

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References

"Perfiles Yucatecos, Museo de la Canción Yucateca" "Canción Yucateca""40 Años de Trova Yucateca" "Yucatán en el Tiempo" "Revista de la Universidad de Yucatán"
1932 births 2009 deaths {{songwriter-stub