Mariachi Mexteca . biography

At the tender age of seven Salvador started to learn the guitar and vihuela under the watchful eye of his father who was a composer and singer of Ranchero music.

In 1980 he entered the School of Music at the University of Guadalajara, specialising in Mariachi instruments and vocals and has since played with various groups of Mariachis developing his skills as a singer and musician.

His music took him away from his roots to Asia where he lived for a few years in Hong Kong, playing with a Mariachi band there, in Macau and also China, however, in the year 2000 he moved to the UK taking his talent and music with him where he currently plays in his Mariachi band, MARIACHI MEXTECA which he formed in 2002 in London.

The Director of Mariachi Mexteca, Salvador Jimenez Hernandez was born in the large and bustling city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, the birth place of the Mariachi.

Mariachi Mexteca performs with a passion and an energy that never fades and they have had fantastic reviews from many including some celebrities, members of the UK government and some members of the Royal family.

Devoted to their music, they carry with them wherever they go, the vibrant, colourful and cheerful sound of the Mariachi music to all their audiences.

Salvador is the lead vocalist and plays several instruments including the guitarron, vihuela, guitar and accordion. The other band members are experienced professional musicians from Mexico and other Latino American countries, all of whom have strong Mariachi backgrounds coming from families of Mariachi Musicians.

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