“Hymn to Vallarta” (or Vallarta Anthem)

Support for a Song Dedicated to Puerto Vallarta

Fruit of the inspiration of Pita Garduño, granddaughter of the first chronicler of Puerto Vallarta, Catalina Montes de Oca. Pita composed the theme enhancing the identity of the vallartenses.

Yolanda Guadalupe Garduño Contreras, granddaughter of Doña Catalina Montes de Oca de Contreras, the first chronicler of Puerto Vallarta, composed a song dedicated to Puerto Vallarta, while it complies with the objective of promoting popular culture, its production will be backed by the administration of Javier Bravo Carbajal, City Mayor.

The autor of the musical theme registered as “Hymn to Vallarta” (or Vallarta Anthem), is the third generation of one of the oldest of Vallarta families, their women have become renowned for their writing and furthering the knowledge of the port’s history. Her grandmother, doña Catalina Montes de Oca, was named City Chronicler on the 26 of May 1983, she held on to it until her death on September 4th, 1986. Pita’s mother Yolanda Contreras Montes de Oca viuda de Garduño, was the co-author of the book “Puerto Vallarta en mis recuerdos”, a work that was translated to English in tis second edition by María Guadalupe “Pita”.

A personal effort by Pita Garduño that will be backed by the City Hall, presided by Francisco Javier Bravo Carbajal, to come through with a production that involves other Vallarta artists, as the arrangements were done by Arnulfo Ulloa Godínez and it will be sung by the singer Chela Ortíz.

It is a non-profit project, “I do not do it for fame or royalties, but for my love for Vallarta”, said the composer, as she explained that this song started to germínate forty years ago but since the latest stages of my father’s life, Carlos Garduño, who died a few months ago, “I wanted to leave testimony of my love for Puerto Vallarta”.

Sharing with her mother her yearning to crystallize her dream and her joy at the City Hall’s support for the Project, she trusts this musical production will serve to infuse the locals a greater bond with their city, like she, who has never lost her roots. The project will also help to promote popular culture as committed by the government of Javier Bravo.

The song has already been registered as intelectual property as “Himno a Vallarta” under the pseudonym of Pita Garduño and she is quite satisfied to be able to promote a greater identity among Vallartenses, therefore the positive response from the Municipality to a Project furthering the popular culture of the Vallartenses.