Francisco "Pancho" Lara

Francisco Antonio Lara Hernández, popularly known as "Pancho Lara" (December 3, 1900 in Santa Ana - May 5, 1989 in San Salvador) was a Salvadoran musician and composer, who was one of the most important songwriters of El Salvador. He served for over 25 years as Supervisor of Music Education in all of the Salvadoran territory. Cited as his country's best known musician, he was noted for his folk song El carbonero, which "remains part of the country's national identity".[1] Today, the anthropological museum of San Salvador has a music section dedicated to him.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Robert T. Buckman (20 August 2014). Latin America 2014. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4758-1228-2.
  2. ↑ The Rough Guide to Central America On a Budget. Rough Guides Limited. 1 November 2013. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-4093-4417-9.


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