History

Originally from Bakersfield, California, Jimmy Cuéllar began his mariachi career as a teenager alongside his father, Jaime Cuéllar, and was a founding member of Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar. His dedication to his musical craft drove “El Pollo” to fine-tune his skills on the violin, guitarron, vihuela, guitar, and guitarra de golpe, securing him a ten-year tenure with Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano. In subsequent years, Jimmy accompanied well-known Latin recording artists Pepe Aguilar, Angela Aguilar, Ana Barbara, Majo Aguilar, Camila Cabello, Natalia Jimenez, Camila, David Bisbal, Lila Downs, Aida Cuevas, Eugenia Leon, and Jose Feliciano as well as has been an instrumental member in various recording productions, including the 2010 release of Ry Cooder and The Chieftains, San Patricing In 2005, Jimmy saw Grammy success when he was a featured artist on the Grammy Award-winning album cELLAbration: A Tribute to Ella Jenkins. The following year,ar “Llegaron Los Camperos: Concert Favorites of Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos” received a Grammy nomination for “Best Mexican Album.” 2008 added to his Grammy success with “Cien Por Ciento Mexicano” by Pepe Aguilar 2009, rounding out a Grammy award to add to his mantle for Best Regional Mexican Album with “Amor, Dolor, y Lagrimas.” Composer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist, three-time Grammy Award-nominated, and three-time Grammy Award Winner, Mr. Cuellar understands the importance of education. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach's Bob Cole Conservatory of Music in 2009, “El Pollo” decided to continue his musical education and enroll with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, pursuing a Masters in Music Composition. His talents as an educatand nationally-regarded expert in the genre have earned Jimmy a yearly seat as an adjudicator for the statewide Mariachi Competition held in Texas. He has his own Mariachi school, which offers classes for ages five and up at Cue Music Inc. (https://www.cuemusicinc.com/).

 A segment from Ofrenda Concert - Oct 31, 2021 @The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

 La Buena Vida - Camilia Cabello ft. Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar on NPR Tiny Desk