Los Hijos de San Juan

Los Hijos de San Juan is a family-centered ensemble dedicated to performing and composing chilenas mixtecas—a regional musical form rooted in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca. Since forming the group in 2021 with his cousin and younger relatives, Gerardo has played a central role as bassist, lead vocalist, and cultural guide, creating original songs that celebrate community life, humor, and Indigenous identity. The group performs chilenas in both Spanish and Mixteco Alto, their native language. Their performances—especially at festivals like the annual Festival de Chilenas in Madera—highlight the vibrancy of Oaxacan music in diaspora and the role of language in sustaining cultural memory.