Luis Pérez Meza

  • Musician

Sinaloan singer known as "El Trovador del Campo" ("The Country Troubadour"), a pioneer of ranchera and banda-backed song on 1940s radio and film. Born in La Rastra, Cosalá, in 1917.

Born
May 22, 1917
Birthplace
La Rastra
Died
June 9, 1981
Place of death
Guasave

Biography

Ignacio Pérez Meza was born on 22 May 1917 in La Rastra, in the municipality of Cosalá, Sinaloa. As a young man he sang alongside his brothers Antonio and Emilio, with whom he formed the Trío Pérez in 1937, after first performing as a duo with Francisco "Chico" Anzúrez in 1935.

He became professionally known as Luis Pérez Meza. In 1943 he made his radio debut on Culiacán's XESA, and the following year appeared on Mexico City's XEW as a member of the Cuarteto Metropolitano, where announcer Pedro de Lille gave him the nickname "El Trovador del Campo" ("The Country Troubadour"). His style, rooted in ranchera song and banda music, also led him to appear in several films of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

He died on 9 June 1981 in Guasave, Sinaloa, at the age of 64, following complications from diabetes while fulfilling a performance engagement.

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