Welcome to our commemorative site. This is our little spot remembering Gudalupe "Shorty" Ortiz, Anthony Ortiz Jr. and Joe Gonzales. Images to the right section of this page are posted to remember the times we spent with our beloved ones.
Our commemorative area which we will forever keep in our hearts. More photos will be added soon please check back regularly for updates.
A Tejano legend and founder of the popular 1960's group "Shorty and The Corvetts" and the family ensemble Mariachi Corbetas. Shorty was a charismatic performer with a magnetic stage presence, a smile that could light up a room and an emotion-drenched voice that brought fans to tears.
Once an Austin Community College student, accordian prodigy and trumpet player, Anthony played along-side his father and grandfather in the Mariachi band. He had also performed as a member of the country band Crooks in which he had the chance to see many travels and learned new experiences in the music world with the Austin TX based country band.
With a real passion for music and a strong voice, Joe worked and played with many well-known musicians around Austin for almost 60 years, including Alfonso and Ruben Ramos, Dave Gutierrez, Manuel Donley, Ben Marines and Shorty Ortiz while learning to play guitar at a very early age.