Juan Garcia Esquivel was born in Mexico and grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands.
He loved music and became a musical explorer.
Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds.
Juan's space-age lounge music--popular in the fifties and sixties--has found a new generation of listeners.
And Duncan Tonatiuh's fresh and quirky illustrations bring Esquivel's spirit to life.