Los Madrugadores Explained

Los Madrugadores (English: "The Dawn Risers") were a popular Spanish-language musical group based in Los Angeles, California during the early 1930s.

Originally a duo of brothers Victor and Jesus Sanchez, the group became a trio after adding musician and radio personality Pedro J. González and eventually adding Fernando Linares to its lineup.^[1] One of the most successful acts in its genre,^[2] the group recorded over 200 songs for a variety of recording companies, including U.S. giants RCA Victor, Columbia, and Decca as well as niche and subsidiary companies such as Vocalion, RCA label Bluebird, Imperial, and Tricolor.^[1]

Notes and References

1. José Angel Gutiérrez. "Chapter 7, Chicano Music: Evolution and Politics to 1950," The Roots of Texas Music (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University; No. 93), edited by Lawrence Clayton and Joe W. Specht, College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2003, pp. 161-163.
2. Book: Loza, Steven. Steven Loza

   . The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Hispanic California. Steven Loza. 734–753.