Esmeralda Jaime Guzman

Raised in the culturally vibrant city of San Antonio, Esmeralda Jaime initiated her singing career at the tender age of 5 on the historic Alameda Stage with 1970s Spanish radio icon Mateo Camargo.   She participated and won the KCOR  talent competition, winning a short term recording deal with RCA Victor Mexico.  This catapulted her singing career, which garnered her praise and the experience of sharing the stage with mega stars namely Rosita Fernandez, Juan Gabriel, Lola Beltran, Selena, Shelly Lares, Lucero, Emilio Navaira and countless others. She attributes her unique vocal style to the melding of the many cultural music styles she was constantly exposed to here in San Antonio; the romantic Trios she heard at Mi Tierra, the Mariachis at the Arneson and Charreadas, the Conjunto she danced to at Market Square, cumbias she enjoyed at family quinces.  She was a regular performer on Fiesta Noche del Rio, “Chiquilladas” on Mexico TV, and Teatro Blanquita in Mexico City.  She recorded 2 long-play albums with CBS records Mexico, toured throughout Mexico and the US primarily singing in the Mariachi style, mastering the “falsete” with songs like “La Malagueña” and “El Pastor”. During her teens and early 20s, her artistic focus turned to Conjunto and Tejano music, where she began touring with San Antonio’s Liberty Band and later gleaning a long term Tejano music contract with Many Music as a solo artist. This landed her 5 Tejano Music Awards finals nominations, as female artist, female vocalist  and new artist in the early 1990s and a nomination to Premios Lo Nuestro as new artist. Her most noteworthy hits included “Tu Muneca”which held on to the number 1 spot on the Tejano charts for 8 weeks, “No Soporto Mas” and “Entre Las Sombras”.  After more than 20 years on the road and performing on stage, Esmeralda dedicated her artistic efforts to music education.  She earned her BA from A&M San Antonio and later her teaching certification; teaching elementary music, 5th -8th grade choir and Mariachi for over a decade with SAISD.  Currently Esmeralda and her husband fund and operate the Miguel Guzman Mariachi Conservatory, a community music school in south-east San Antonio where they teach violin, guitar, trumpet, voice and Mariachi.  Most recently, Esmeralda has written music and lyrics for local artists’ recording projects. She also recorded a Tejano Christmas Single re-igniting her her original passion to share her craft as a recording and performing artist.