Hermanos Martínez Gil

The "Hermanos Martínez Gil" was a duo formed by the brothers Carlos Martínez Gil (October 8, 1907 - February 9, 1972) and Pablo Martínez Gil (January 24, 1910 - January 23, 1987), two Mexican musicians and composers born in Misantla, Veracruz, and both dead in Mexico City. Children of Pablo Martínez Guerra and Rosario Gil Barradas, acted as a duet of guitars during most of his professional life. Founding partners of the Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico (SACM).

They debuted professionally in 1930 in Veracruz and moved to Mexico City that same year. As composers, the first song they made was "La Jarochita". With this composition they started a chain of works that managed to successfully reach the Mexican popular taste. The themes of "Chacha Linda", "Falsaria", "Adiós Amor", "Cachito de mi Alma", "Adivinanza", "Una Espina", "Vuelve", among others stood out.

Among the performers who have been singing the songs of Carlos and Pablo Martínez Gil, apart from themselves, there have been Emilio Tuero, Antonio Aguilar Barraza, Antonio Bribiesca, Carlos Lico, Oscar Chávez, Vicente Fernandez, Gualberto Castro, La Sonora Matancera and others.

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