Alfredo Bojalil Gil (Teziutlán, Puebla, August 5, 1915 – Mexico City, October 10, 1999), also known by his nickname El güero, was a singer and founding member of the musical trio, Trio Los Panchos.
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As a member of Los Panchos, he was the third voice and player of the requinto, a small guitar which he invented, and is now a staple instrument.
She gained crossover success in the Latin music market through a series of albums she made in Spanish with the famed Trio Los Panchos.
Recorded in Nashville in March 1966 by Trio Los Panchos led by Johnny Albino, "Celoso" entered the Top Ten in Mexico in April 1967 and - ranked in tandem with a cover by Marco Antonio Muñiz - the track reached #1 that summer spending five months in the Top Ten.
They were welcomed with open arms and XEW-AM, the most popular radio station in Mexico City, reserved a time slot for their music.
Acts by Tito Rodríguez and his band and from trios such as Trio Los Duques, Trio Borincano, Los Panchos, and Vegabajeño were often seen.
Alfredo "El Güero" Gil (5 January 1915 – 10 September 1999), lead guitarist for El Trío Los Panchos.
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She encouraged her talent while Gloria idolized singers like Cuco Sánchez, Los Panchos and Lucha Villa.
Known for her contralto vocal texture and her repertoire of love ballads and boleros, she collaborated extensively with singer-songwriters from elsewhere in Latin America, particularly Mexican standards such as Los Panchos and Armando Manzanero; among her best-known, non-Hispanic interpretations is that of Paul Anka's My Way.
With "Los Panchos", he recorded to Japanese albums, and he also performed alongside many superstars, such as Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and others.