=== Biographical notes === Roberto Pérez Lizárraga was born in the small town of Mesillas, in the Municipality of Concordia, Sinaloa State, Mexico. His career started in the 1990s when he participated in "“La Picadísima Banda Gallo”, today "Banda Verde" de El Verde, Banda Nueva Ilusion de El Rosario, La Adictiva Banda de San José de Mesillas. He went famous for his work as one of the singer of Banda Los Recoditos for seven years. In 2008, he launched his own band and shall be considered a pioneer of the "sierreño banda" band format (accordion, twelve strings guitar, tuba and drums set) that made famous bands like [artist:28c7230b-cf8f-49c8-aac9-92d36fb7a067|Calibre 50] (the arrangements for his first album were co-writen with [artist:e2060142-ac73-4575-bb3d-cc460cd92395|Martín López Camacho]. While working as an independent musician, he is still recognized one of best experienced banda singer. In 2019, his music business was hardly hit by the pandemic generated lock down, and he decided to start operating a restaurant in Mazatlán. === Source === * [https://lospromotores.net/biografia-roberto-jr/|Biografia Roberto Jr]. * [https://heraldodemexico.com.mx/espectaculos/2023/5/12/que-fue-de-roberto-jr-el-famoso-cantante-interprete-de-el-coco-no-504905.html|Qué fue de Roberto Jr, el famoso cantante e intérprete de “El coco no”. Gladis Balbastro, 12/05/2023, El Heraldo de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico]. * [https://www.noroeste.com.mx/entretenimiento/espectaculos/debutara-como-solista-roberto-perez-KDNO67095|Debutará como solista Roberto Pérez, el cantante se presenta este sábado en el octavo aniversario luctuoso de Loreto Sánchez, Isela Morales, 06//11/2015 (updated date, the papers was published in 2008), Noroeste, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico]. * [https://www.informador.mx/Entretenimiento/Roberto-Junior-de-chofer-a-cantante-20120217-0147.html|Roberto Junior, de chofer a cantante. Originario de Mesillas, un pequeño poblado de Sinaloa, este vocalista grupero, mejor conocido como 'Roberto Junior y su Bandeño', cuenta con una larga trayectoria dentro del ámbito musical de la banda, Santiago Romero, El Informador, 17/02/2012, Guadalaja, Jalisco, Mexico]. * [https://www.pressreader.com/mexico/el-debate-de-culiacan/20241108/282102052191810|Roberto Junior de cantante a empresario, Jijian Luna, El Debate, 08/11/2024, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico]. * [https://www.noroeste.com.mx/entretenimiento/espectaculos/se-lanza-de-solista-roberto-perez-AXNO60130|Se lanza de solista Roberto Pérez. El ex vocalista de Los Recoditos tiene fe en que el público lo aceptará en este nuevo proyecto. Isela Morales.06//11/2015 (updated date, the papers was published in 2008), Noroeste, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico].