Guillermo Velázquez

{{short description|Mexican musician from Xichú (born 1948)}}

{{Expand Spanish|topic=geo|date=September 2011|Guillermo Velázquez}}

Guillermo Velázquez (born 1948) is a Mexican musician from Xichú, best known for his folk music known as "arribeño huapango" and work with the Los Leones De La Sierra De Xichú.{{cite web|url=http://eloficiodehistoriar.com.mx/2008/10/21/los-leones-de-la-sierra-de-xichu/|title=Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú|publisher=El Oficio de Historiar|accessdate=15 September 2011|language=Spanish}} The rough guide to World music describes him as "probably the greatest living arribeño trovador".{{cite book|last=McConnachie|first=James|title=World music: the rough guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzX8THIgRjUC&pg=PA467|accessdate=15 September 2011|year=2000|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1-85828-636-5|page=467}}

He is a noted organizer and contributor to festivals in Mexico.{{cite book|last1=Suárez|first1=Yolanda Lastra de|last2=Sherzer|first2=Dina|last3=Sherzer|first3=Joel|title=Adoring the saints: fiestas in central Mexico|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wjqt_Tu8nMC&pg=PT131|accessdate=15 September 2011|date=November 2009|publisher=University of Texas Press|isbn=978-0-292-71980-4|page=131}}