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Singer's file

Name: Francisco Pérez Muñoz (Paco Pérez)
Place of Origin: Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Date of Birth: April 25, 1917
Date of Death: October 27, 1951 in Petén, Guatemala.
Occupation: Singer, composer, guitarist and actor.

Biography:

Although he was born in the department of Huehuetenango, at approximately 11 he moved to live in the department of Quetzaltenango where he began his musical career, creating the emblematic song Luna de Xelajú, which is considered by many Guatemalans as the most representative song in the country.

While there are many hypotheses that talk about what motivated Paco Pérez to create the Song Luna de Xelajú, there is no official reason to say that inspired him to create this work of art.

He also recorded other songs that became successes in his time as "Chichicastenango", "Patoja Linda", "Nenita", which are now well known because they capture the Guatemalan culture very well.

He died at the age of 34 in a tragic air accident.

Technical data of the song

Title of the song: Luna de Xelajú
Composer: Paco Pérez
Country: Guatemala
Genre: Florlore
Year: 1944

Commentary:

Luna de Xelajú is known in several places, both outside and inside Guatemala, to such an extent that there are countless covers on different instruments. A work of art made song that represents very well the culture of my beautiful country, Guatemala.

Lyrics:

Luna de Xelajú

>Luna gardenia silver,
That in my serenade,
You become song,
You who see me today singing,
You saw me crying
My disappointment

>Streets bathed in moonlight,
That they were the cradle of my youth,
I come to sing to my beloved,
The silver moon of my Xelajú.

>Luna de Xelajú,
What did you know how to shine,
In my nights of grief,
For a sweet-looking brunette,
Luna de Xelajú,
You gave me inspiration,
The song that I sing to you today,
Watered with tears of my heart.

>In my life there will not be,
More love than you,
Because you're not ungrateful,
My silver moon,
Luna de Xelajú,

>Moon that illuminated me,
On my nights of love,
And today you console the pain,
For a brunette who left me.

>In my life there will not be,
More love than you my love,
Because you're not ungrateful,
My silver moon,
Luna de Xelajú,