Chico Che

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Francisco José Hernández Mandujano (December 7, 1949 - March 29, 1989, better known as Chico Che was a Mexican musician from Villahermosa, Tabasco.

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Chico Che was the youngest of three brothers. When he was five years old, he showed interest towards music and was given a guitar by his father. He quickly learned how to play it, and even managed to play La marcha de Zacatecas (The Zacatecas march), a song which his grandfather taught him how to whistle. He was married in 1968 to Concepción Rodríguez, and had three children with her. Che founded a couple of groups, like Los 7 Modernistas and Los Temerararios, finally founding the group he is most famous for: La Crisis. His music became extremely popular. He died at the height of his career, on March 29, 1989.