The music which inspired Recuerdos was originally written by Ricky's grandfather, Cenobio Hernández, during the 40's. Shown is a piece of music originally written by Cenobio in 1944.

Cenobio was a professional musician, arranger and a composer. He played the the Palace Symphony Orchestra in the early 20's. Before he came to America Cenobio was playing with bands (photo) in his home town in Mexico.