Jesus Guzman is currently the musical director of Los Camperos de Nati Cano, a world-renowned mariachi ensemble. The group was one of four mariachi ensembles featured on Linda Ronstadt's best-selling album Canciones de Mi Padre (Songs of My Father). The ensemble was also featured on two subsequent Ronstadt albums, Mas Canciones (More Songs) and Canciones de Siempre (Eternal Songs) and on the Grammy Awards show in 1989.

Guzman was born in San Luis, Sonora, Mexico and began playing the violin at the age of seven when his father began to instruct him. In 1980, Mr. Guzman moved to Tijuana to progress in his study of mariachi music. There he performed for six years with the world-renowned group Mariachi International. He then came to Los Angeles and worked with Mariachi Los Galleros until 1989, when he joined Los Camperos. Mr. Guzman has recently led workshops in Fresno, California, and Tucson, Arizona. In 1995, he performed at the White House for President Bill Clinton.

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