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  • Growing up in the TX panhandle, Ricardo Castillon joined his family's musical group at the age of 12 and had been playing guitar for years prior.
  • RICARDO CASTILLON – On the Road to Forever Musical inheritance came at an early age for Ricardo Castillón as he picked up a guitar and soon learned how to play.

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    Ricardo Castillo (composer)

    Guatemalan composer (1891–1966)

    Ricardo Castillo (October 1, 1891, Quetzaltenango — May 27, 1966, Guatemala City) was a Guatemalan composer.

    Life and career

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    Born in the city of Quetzaltenango in the western highlands of Guatemala, Ricardo Castillo is the younger brother of composer of Jesús Castillo. Demonstrating a talent and love for music as a child, his mother sent him to France to study the subject in 1906 at the age of 14. He remained in Europe for the next 16 years. There he studied violin in Paris with Narcisse-Augustin Lefort and harmony with Paul Vidal. Eventually his studies moved away from the violin entirely and he focused solely on music composition; publishing his first compositions for solo piano during this period in Paris.[1]

    In 1918 Castillo married the French pianist Georgette Contoux Quante who had graduated with honors from the Conservatoire de Paris where she had studied under Alfred Cortot. The couple mo

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    Ricardo Castillon y La Diferenzia Announced for the 11th Annual Lubbock Lights.

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    Friday, April 18, 2025

    Lubbock-born and raised singer-songwriter Ricardo Castillon rose to prominence as the charismatic leader of La Diferenzia, dominating the Tejano charts throughout the 1990s. La Diferenzia’s unique blend of romantic ballads and energetic dance tunes earned the sjua their indelible place in the hearts of fans across the globe. Their 1994 Grammy-nominated self-titled record (Best Mexican/Mexican-American album) includes the hit singles “Si Lo Quieres” and “Linda Chaparrita”, both of which reached number one on the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs chart. The skiva was certified gold for selling 500,000 units; and in 1996, La Diferenzia performed it among other hits at the Houston Astrodome to 61,000 attendees. “Mundo Sin Guitarras” quickly became Song of The Year at the 1998 Tejano Music Awards.

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