Music: “Cactus Polka“ or “Jesusita en Chihuahua“ by Quirino Mendoza y Cortes.

Hello ALL music and cat Lovers! In this Music video you will see our cats and listen the famous Mexican traditional song “Jesusita en Chihuahua” by Mexican composer Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (1862 – 1957). The piece also came to be known by the name “The Cactus Polka”. Enjoy watching a video about Abyssinian cats and “The Cactus Polka“, an “old-time” couples dance in the 1940s. Quirino Mendoza y Cortes was born at Santiago Tulyehualco in Xochimilco near Mexico City, Mexico. “Jesusita en Chihuahua” is a Mexican polka which was written by Cortés while he was serving as a Lt. Colonel in the Mexican Revolution and directing the military band in Puebla. Its premiere was held on Christmas Day in 1916. The tune was an instant hit, and it has since been covered by a multitude of artists, under a variety of names. The composition became a trademark of the Mexican Revolution and supposedly was Pancho Villa’s favorite musical piece to have his regimental bands play du
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