Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto members were born in San Jacinto, Colombia which included Miguel Antonio Hernndez Vsquez, Juan and Jos Lara, Pedro Nolasco Meja and Manuel de Jesus "Mae" Serpa and was managed by writer and researcher Manuel Zapata Olivella in the 1950s.
Miguel Antonio Hernandez Vasquez also known as "Tono" Fernandez, assembled a group of San Jacinto musicians including Juan and Jose Lara, Pedro Nolasco Mejia and Manuel de Jesus "Mane" Serpa who formed the group's official line-up. Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto's members were born in San Jacinto in the Colombian Department of Bolivar in the 1940s. From the 1950s onwards, they began touring Colombia, managed by writer and researcher Manuel Zapata Olivella. 
