Ejinio Mata, Jr. has been singing since his early teen years in Crystal City, Texas. He came to Lyman, Nebraska, in the 1960s as a migrant farm worker in the beet fields. He currently sings with his family conjunto band (shown in this photograph).
Ejinio Mata Jr. ha estado cantando desde su adolescencia en Crystal City, Texas. En los años sesenta, vino a Lyman, Nebraska, como trabajador migrante en los campos de betabel. Actualmente canta con el conjunto musical formado por miembros de su familia (retratado en esta fotografía).