(b Santiago Papasquiaro, 31 Dec 1899; d Mexico City, 5 Oct 1940). Mexican composer. He studied in Mexico City, Austin and Chicago, his teachers including Tella and Borowski. From 1929 to 1935 he was assistant conductor of the Mexico SO, for which he composed rhythmically vigorous, boldly coloured pieces, most famously Sensemayá; (1938).

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