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Francisco Pérez Muñoz (1916–1951) was a singer, composer, and guitarist from Guatemala.

Biography[edit]

Pérez was born on April 25, 1916, in Huehuetenango, Guatemala to José Pérez and Luz Muñoz. At the age of 6, he acted in the municipal theater. In 1927, he moved with his family to Quetzaltenango, where he took on various roles as a singer and orator.

Pérez made his grand debut in 1935 in the municipal theater of Quetzaltenango, accompanied by Juan Sandoval on piano. Later he formed the Trío Quetzaltecos with Manolo Rosales and José Alvarez. When Quetzaltenango radio station TGQ launched in 1937, he aired a series of concerts. Pérez achieved fame for his waltz, Luna de Xelajú (1944), which has become an element in Guatemalan cultural identity. The song figures in the repertory of most singers, choirs, marimba players and musical groups in Guatemala.

Pérez died on October 27, 1951, in a plane crash in El Petén, Guatemala, along with his pianist, Mario Lara Montealegre, and other musicians. He was 34 years old.

Works[edit]

Luna de Xelajú
Tzanjuyú
Azabia
Nenita
Arrepentimiento
Patoja linda
Madrecita
Chichicastenango (guaracha)

References[edit]

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-'''Paco Pérez''' (1917-1951) was a [[Guatemala]]n singer, composer and guitarist.
+'''Francisco Pérez Muñoz''' (1916–1951) was a singer, composer, and guitarist from [[Guatemala]].
 ==Biography==
-Paco Pérez was born as Francisco Pérez Muñoz, on April 25, 1917 in [[Huehuetenango, Guatemala]] to José Pérez and Luz Muñoz. At the age of 6, he acted in the municipal theater. In 1927, he moved with his family to [[Quetzaltenango]], where he took on various roles as a singer and orator.
+Pérez was born on April 25, 1916, in [[Huehuetenango, Guatemala]] to José Pérez and Luz Muñoz. At the age of 6, he acted in the municipal theater. In 1927, he moved with his family to [[Quetzaltenango]], where he took on various roles as a singer and orator.
-Pérez made his grand debut in 1935 in the municipal theater of Quetzaltenango, accompanied by Juan Sandoval on piano. Later he formed the ''Trío Quetzaltecos'' with Manolo Rosales and José Alvarez. When Quetzaltenango radio station TGQ launched in 1937, he aired a series of concerts. Pérez achieved fame for his [[waltz]], ''[[Luna de Xelajú]]'' (1944), which has become an element in [[Culture of Guatemala|Guatemalan cultural identity]]. The song figures in the repertory of most singers, choirs, marimba players and musical groups in Guatemala.
+Pérez made his grand debut in 1935 in the municipal theater of Quetzaltenango, accompanied by Juan Sandoval on piano. Later he formed the ''Trío Quetzaltecos'' with Manolo Rosales and José Alvarez. When Quetzaltenango radio station TGQ launched in 1937, he aired a series of concerts. Pérez achieved fame for his [[waltz]], ''[[Luna de Xelajú]]'' (1944), which has become an element in [[Culture of Guatemala|Guatemalan cultural identity]]. The song figures in the repertory of most singers, choirs, marimba players and musical groups in [[Guatemala]].
-Pérez died October 27, 1951 in a [[plane crash]] at [[El Petén]], Guatemala, along with his pianist, Mario Lara Montealegre, and other musicians. He was 34 years old.
+Pérez died on October 27, 1951, in a [[plane crash]] in [[El Petén]], [[Guatemala]], along with his pianist, Mario Lara Montealegre, and other musicians. He was 34 years old.
 ==Works==
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 * ''Madrecita''
 * ''Chichicastenango (guaracha)''
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Guatemalan musician
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1917
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1951
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 [[Category:People from Huehuetenango Department]]
 [[Category:Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Guatemala]]
-[[Category:1917 births]]
+[[Category:1916 births]]
 [[Category:1951 deaths]]
 [[Category:Guatemalan male singers]]
-[[Category:20th-century singers]]
 [[Category:20th-century composers]]
+[[Category:20th-century male singers]]