"Mr. Cruz is totally blind. He got married in the spring of 1957, and his wife, Lucila, sometimes sings with him. He sings in the various sidewalk cafés of Oaxaca and is occasionally hired by a family to help celebrate some happy occasion. He is known affectionately in the community as Alfonsito or Pancho..."

Vivien Richman


"El señor Cruz es totalmente ciego; contrajo matrimonio en la primavera de 1957 y su esposa Lucila a veces canta con él. Cruz suele cantar en varios cafés situados en los paseos de Oaxaca y ocasionalmente es contratado por familias para celebrar alguna feliz ocasión. Dentro de la comunidad se le conoce afectuosamente como Alfonsito o Pancho..."

Vivien Richman

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