Zacarías Salmerón

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Zacarías Salmerón Daza (September 6, 1918, in Tlapehuala, Guerrero, Mexico[1] - January 28, 2011[2]) was a Mexican composer, musician and violinist of son calentano.

Biography[]

Zacarías Salmerón Daza was born in Tlapehuala, Guerrero, Mexico. He is nephew of , who is considered one of the pillars of the calentano music and who became a teacher to Zacarías and Juan Reynoso Portillo.[3] He is considered an important composer of son calentano, traditional music genre of Tierra Caliente, a region within the state of Guerrero, along with other composers such as Juan Reynoso Portillo, Ángel Tavira, , and .[4] He studied at the and is author to 50 waltzes.[5] He has recorded three albums: El poeta del violín (Poet of Violin), Entre amigos (Among Friends), and Bienvenidos a Tlapehuala (Welcome to Tlapehuala)[6] Furthermore, he has been a music teacher at Tlapehuala's kindergarten, a job obtained thanks to President Lázaro Cárdenas, who cherished his friendship.[5] He has travelled to several cities within Mexico and the United States to present his music, even reaching to play for President Jimmy Carter at the White House.[7] He was married twice; from his first marriage he had eight children, and one more from his second marriage to Consuelo Segura Beltrán.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Muere a los 93 años de edad el músico calentano Zacarías Salmerón Daza". Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Gran pérdida para la música calentana: Zacarías Salmerón ha muerto". Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  3. ^ Urieta, Gregorio. "Celebran y bailan en Tlapehuala la música de Guerrero, Michoacán y de Estados Unidos," El Sur de Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero: March 12, 2003.
  4. ^ Jiménez, Angel. Homenaje en vida a cinco músicos de son calentano," La Jornada, Mexico, D.F.: January 19, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c Pintor Alegre, Jesús. "Zacarías Salmerón: he sabido tratar a los instrumentos," La Jornada Guerrero, Acapulco, Guerrero: July 4, 2007.
  6. ^ Ventura Pérez, Roberto. "Reconocerá CONACULTA a cinco músicos de Tierra Caliente," Despertar del Sur, Arcelia, Guerrero: January 17, 2008
  7. ^ Jiménez, Arturo. "Un drama que México pierda parte de su cultura popular, lamenta investigador," La Jornada, Mexico, D.F.: January 20, 2008.
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