Biography
Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán is a Mexican folk ensemble of mariachi music founded in 1897 by Gaspar Vargas. Beginning in 1950 it was under the artistic guidance of the late Rubén Fuentes. The group's musical direction had been the responsibility of Don Jose "Pepe" Martínez from 1975 to around 2013–2014. Now the ensemble is under the direction of Carlos Martínez (ex-director of Mariachi Nuevo Tecalitlan).
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
875 releases · 236 albums · active 1952–2023
- Other credits · 1,026
- Performance · 73
Studios: Estudios Polygram México · Soundabout Studios · EMI Capitol De Mexico, S.A. De C.V. · The Complex
Frequent collaborators
- Miguel Aceves Mejia
- Yolanda Del Rio
- Juan Gabriel
- José Alfredo Jiménez
- Amalia Mendoza
- Lucha Villa
- Jorge Negrete
- Estela Nuñez