Pérez Meza's family
The Countryside Trobadour's
Luis Pérez Meza sang since infancy, in the beautiful Sierra Madre Mountains of Sinaloa. He was a part of different musicial groups like Chico y Nacho, Los Parrangos and Los Hermanos Perez. Before recording hits, he was part of the Metropolitan Quartet in Mexico City, under the direction of Felipe Bermejo, later as a solist he appeared in the Phillipines and toured Madrid over the period of two years. His first top hits were songs like La Rondalla written by Alfonso Esparza Oteo, and Al Morir la tarde written by Felipe Bermejo. He was also recognized for other top hits like Dime que si, Canción del Corazon and El Carro del Sol. His interpretation of El Barzon, made his style of music unique, and his theme song became the immediate cornerstore for the Latinamerican Protest Music Movement of that time. With his Mariachi hits, he was given the authority to introduce Mexico and the world to his hometown band La Banda Sinaloense. Acompanied by his Banda, he revived beautiful folk songs, like La India Bonita and El Sauce y la Palma. Back in his hometown he is remembered for other interpretations like Las Isabeles, El Alazan y el Rosillo and La Culebra Pollera. Other great hits with la Banda, included with the above are Los Vergelitos, Mi gusto es and El Sinaloense. The National University of Pedagogy published in 1992 "Y sigue la Yunta Andando", a book of Luis Perez Meza written by Hernando Hernandez & Difocur-Sinaloa in 2001 "El amor de las Isabeles" written by Leonor Mena.
Los Duendes Trio
Luis younger brother named Antonio Perez Meza was another family member with great talent. Tono(Antonio) formed the trio "Trio Culiacan", famous for their interpretations of songs written by Enrique Sanchez Alonso "El Negrumo". After the trio break up, Luis joined in the creation of a new trio Los Tres Ases. But the trio that gave him the greatest recognition was Los Duendes, made up of Luis, and two good friends, Pepe Jara and El Cubeto Gonzalez. Antonio Perez Meza always searched to bring harmony and literary quality into his music (songs) which brought top hits like Dios no lo quiera, Amor Mio, El Andariego and Luz de Luna, the last two songs written by Alvaro Carillo, the main song writter for the Trio "Los Duendes". Other record hits by the Trio were composed by Lidia Handall, a Hondurian Composer.
Los Caporales Trio
Moisés Pérez Meza sang tangos and boleros, with his two brothers, Antonio and Luis. Together they formed the "Los Tacuarineros" trio, singing in the northern part of Mexico. Shortly after that, the trio became a quartet with the addition of Emili Perez Meza, which led the new quartet to tour the states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. Emilio was the best singer of the family according to his brothers, but did not want to follow Moise's steps of leaving his hometown lifestyle, in Sinaloa, and move to the big city of Mexico City, where Moises was famous with Tito Guizar another singer from the Los Caporales trio. The trio became well known all over the world, they toured around Cuba, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela. The Trio made prestigious apperences in mexican films, beside the likes of the great Don Pedro Infante in the film "Escuela de Vagabundos".
