Gerardo Escobedo Hernandez born (1979) into a family of luthiers that are widely recognized as among the best luthiers in Paracho. He is the son of the luthier Salvador Esobedo and grew up working in his father's workshop with his brothers, Jaime, Jesus and Robert. He made his first guitar when he was 16, driven by his love of the guitar he studied at Escuela Superior de Musica de la EJUD. By the time he was 25, he was developing his own designs. In 2007, his guitar won first place in a National Competitions in Uruapan and Patzcuaro. In 2009, in an international competition held annually in Paracho against 500 luthiers, he won second place.