Senor Álvarez was born in Guaymas and was one of 8 children in the family. He left here for Mexico City at the age of 17 to make his fortune.
His songs have been recorded by such people as Rubén Fuentes. There is more than 450 of his works that have been recorded and some works have as many as 80 versions recorded.
He has been given various accolades in various cities and on Saturday Guaymas honored him also. His biography in spanish is here , it is easily translated if you are interested by using Google translator.
The tribute began with a slideshow of his life and some recorded interviews and then he did a song. His family was introduced and ascended the stage. After that some speeches and various things were given to him. They then sat down and the concert began. There were groups from Guaymas, Obregon and Hermosillo who did a range of his compositions.
I don't know how many people the auditorium holds but it was packed with all seats filled and all of the flights of stairs holding people also. Way over capacity! Everyone enjoyed the show which lasted from 4 PM until almost 7 PM.
After the show the city put on a show at the dancing lights water fountain set to his compositions. It wasn't to begin until an hour after the ending of the concert and we were tired of sitting so opted to go home rather than waiting for the fountain show. I am sure it was packed with people also.
*Photos taken from various Guaymas publications.*
