“Jesusita en
Chihuahua”, was written by Quirino Mendoza y Cortés. He was Lt. Colonel during
the Mexican Revolution and directing the military band Puebla.[1]
Therefore it is a military piece of music. It was popular under farm workers in
Mexico and it was first performed in 1916, but it only got popular in 1938
because of a Texas Swing Band that was playing it under the name “Jessie
Polka”.[2]
“Jesusita en Chihuahua” was first published on Miguel Dias´s album “Fiesta En
Mexico” in the U.S. in 1956. It can be classified under Folk, Latin, Country and
World music[3]. Since that there were many covers produced. It also has been
played in many movies and a version with English and Spanish lyrics was developed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesusita_en_Chihuahua
Since it is
a military piece it was about the ‘soldaderas’, who were women that accompanied
the soldiers in the Mexican revolution and were even fighting at the front.[4]
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