=== Biographical notes === Cruz Lizarraga Lizarraga was the son of M.Teófilo Lizá­rraga Garzón and Mrs Concepción Lizárraga Morán. He was born in El Recodo a small town in Mazatlan municipality on the first of July 1918. He had only one sister: Mrs Victorina Lizárraga Lizárraga who lived in Mazatlan. He married twice and had children with three women: * Mrs Cleofas Lizárraga Zatarain from El Zacate, a small town in Concordia Municipality with wich he had eight children (according to an interview of Mrs Mo­desta Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga, they never officialy married (1)): a. [artist:5fd6ab4e-ddb1-45d4-ae4f-4c475081a8f2|Germán Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga], b. [artist:a2f97c25-97bd-4708-9178-4ccef83beb5c|Jorge Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga] (1941, October, 20, March, 4, 2022) (3). c. Mo­desta Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga (1942, May 9, 2018) (2), d. Abelardo Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga (died young in a car crash with his borther Teó­filo), e. Concepción Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga, also known as Mrs Conchita Lizá­rraga, (?,07/02/2019), f. Teó­filo Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga (died young in a car crash with his borther Abelardo), g. [atist:b3717d2c-35ad-4df0-8c44-12fb6f36e6e5|José Ángel Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga], h. [artist:7173578d-44ae-4b3e-a5cb-411714dff010|Cruz Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga] (1949, August 08, 2015, December 27), * Mrs Albina Lizá­rraga from Siqueros another small town of Mazatlan Municipality. a. Alberto Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga. b. Araceli Lizá­rraga Lizá­rraga. * Mrs María de Jesús Lizárraga Velarde, publicly best known as Doña Chuyita Lizárraga who is internationally famous as manager of El Recodo Enterprises, the company which owns Banda El Recodo and Banda Los Recoditos. They married in 1970. a. [artist:78b9af7c-4653-4573-b6db-762dc231ad71|Luis Alfonso Lizarraga Lizarraga]. b. [artist:a767cd44-1485-4e64-9d18-40c359f18b98|Joel David Lizàrraga Lizàrraga]. === Sources === 1. [https://www.noroeste.com.mx/entretenimiento/espectaculos/cruz-lizarraga-vive-en-mi-corazon-GBNO445407|Cruz Lizárraga vive en mi corazón". Modesta Lizárraga, la primera hija del Padre de las Bandas, lo recuerda a 17 años de su muerte, Mazatlan, Noroeste, Isela Morales, 17/06/2012]. 2. [https://www.univision.com/musica/regional-mexicano/triste-dia-de-las-madres-para-la-banda-el-recodo-muere-una-hija-de-don-cruz-lizarraga|Triste Día de las Madres para la banda El Recodo: muere una hija de don Cruz Lizárraga, Univision, Uforia, Eleazar Ramos, 10/05/2010]. 3. [https://www.saps.com.mx/en-tendencia/fallece-jorge-lizarraga-uno-de-los-hijos-mayores-de-don-cruz-lizarraga.html|Fallece Jorge Lizárraga, uno de los hijos mayores de don Cruz Lizárraga, SAP Grupero, Edgar Landeta, 06/03/2022]. === Notes === A. Some columnists reported that Cruz Lizarraga Lizarraga fathered 23 children, but according to an interview of Mrs Mo­desta Lizá­rraga, it was a joke that himself made in an interview with TV host Mrs Verónica Castro, and that became part of his legend (1)