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He was born in Juliantlan on April 18, 1951.
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He showed interest in music in 1959.
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He started his musical career in 1968.
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He was known as "El poeta del pueblo" in 1975
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He married with Teresa González in 1978.
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He was not only a singer, he was also an actor in 1996.
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He had bone cancer in 1999.
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He won a two "premio lo nuestro" in 2001
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He won a Grammy for "lo dijo el corazon" in 2002.
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He lost his son Trijo in 2006.
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He won the "ASCAP" award as compose of the year in 2007.
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He produced a musical album for Vicente Fernández in 2007.
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He lost his son Sebastian in 2010.
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He had his last concert in Chicago in 2014.
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He died of cancer on July 13, 2015