Julio César Corro Lara
Director
director@grupoestanzuela.com
Director and plays the requinto (lead guitar). He started his artistic career at the age of 8 in the Agustin Lara Culture House in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Julio Cesar has been group’s director since the beginning, as well as director of the workshops that Estanzuela leads in Tlacotalpan. Besides it, he makes instruments (Lauderia).
Juan Manuel Rodríguez Domínguez
Jarana Principal
gordito@grupoestanzuela.com
Founder member, he began to play the Jarana at the age of 8 in the Agustin Lara Culture House in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, under his mentors Don Cirilo Promotor and Don Varo Silva. He practices the tenth spinel and plays the main Jarana in the group. Also he actively participates in the workshops and fandangos given by the group.
Rafael Vázquez Marcelo
Leona
Founder member, he started his artistic career at the age of 8 in the Agustin Lara Culture House in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. He plays the jarana and the Leona (kind of bass). He teaches the Jarocho Son at the Cristobal Colon University (UCC).
José Fidencio Aguirre "Colocho"
Marimbol y percusiones
He started his artistic career in the workshops given by Estazuela in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. He plays the tambourine, the marimbol (a wood box with metal plates) and percussions. He is also an instrument builder (luthier) and builds tambourines and marimboles.
Josimar Hernández Corro
Jarana
He started his artistic career in the workshops given by Estanzuela in Tlacotalpan. He plays the jarana and is a traditional Veracruz instrument builder as well (luthier).