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Gabino Barrera

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Gabino Barrera no entendía razones
Andando en la borrachera
Cargaba pistola con seis cargadores
Le daba gusto a cualquiera

Usaba el bigote en cuadro abultado
Su pa&ntilide;o al cuello enredado
Calzones de mata, chamarra de cuero
Traía colteado el sombrero

Sus pies campesinos usaban huaraches
Y a veces a raiz andaba
Pero le gustaba pagar los mariachis
La plata no le importaba

Con una botella de ca&ntilide;a en la mano
Gritaba ¡Viva Zapata!
Porque era ranchero el indio suriano
Era hijo de buena mata

Era alto, bien dado, muy ancho de espadas
Su rostro mal encachado
Su negra mirada un aire le daba
Al buitre de la monta&ntilide;as

Gabino Barrera dejaba mujeres
Con hijos por donde quiera
Por eso en los pueblos donde se paseaba
Se la tenían sentenciada

Recuerdo la noche que lo asesinaron
Venía de ver a su amada
Dieciocho descargas de Máuser sonaron
Sin darle tiempo de nada

Gabino Barrera murió como mueren
Los hombres que son bragados
Por una morena perdió como pierden
Los gallos en los tapados

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Composer(s)

Antonio Aguilar
Pascual Antonio Aguilar Barraza (May 17, 1919 – June 19, 2007), also known as Tony Aguilar, was a Mexican singer, actor, producer, and writer. During his career, he made over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and made 167 movies.

Aguilar was born in the small town of Villanueva in the state of Zacatecas. He spent his early childhood in a hacienda first built in 1596 in the town of Tayahua, about 35 km from Villanueva. Aguilar's family acquired this property in the early 1800s.

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Vicente Fernandez
Vicente Fernández (born Vicente Fernández Gómez on February 17, 1940) is a Mexican ranchera singer. He is the father of Alejandro Fernández, also a popular Mexican artist. Fernández's life could be described as a rags-to-riches story—having come from humble beginnings, he eventually established himself as a famous musician.

In his native Mexico, Vicente Fernández is hailed as the "king of the rancheras." He was born and raised in Huentitán el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico on February 17, 1940 to a poor family and had to work in his childhood to maintain himself. Fernandez worked as a shoeshine boy, a waiter and dishwasher. Later, he served as cashier and manager of his uncle's restaurant. During his youth he sung at a festival in Arandas, Jalisco. He was booed off the stage by the audience and vowed never to sing to the city again."

Vicente got his start when he won a Guadalajara singing contest. At age 21 he was in the show "La Calandria Musical" where he received his first payment for singing. He earned 35 pesos. He and his ranchera music have become most popular in Latin America and in Spain.

At 21, Fernandez decided to make his living by singing. Initially, he sang for tips at the Amanecer Tapatio, serenaded drivers who sat waiting to move in traffic, and continued with "La Calandria Musical." From there he went on to sing with some of Mexico's best-known mariachi groups, such as Amanecer de Pepe Mendoza and the Mariachi of Jose Luis Aguilar. It was through these groups that he met Felipe Arriaga.

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