Peter Avila

Peter Avila - Vice President - Conjunto Music Hall of Fame San Benito

About Peter Avila

Pedro (Peter) Avila – Vice President of the Texas Conjunto Music and Hall of Fame Museum and President of the Friends of the Museums in San Benito, Texas.

Peter Avila devotes his efforts in:

  • Promoting
  • Preserving
  • Archiving
  • Documenting
  • Displaying the history of regional conjunto music
  • And with keeping the partnership with all museums in our San Benito town working together to enrich our community of our deep history in all aspects.

Peter’s father Rey Avila Sr. was the founding father of TCMHFM and his dad was involved with Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts from its inception.

Peter was known as the community historian which also led him to become a member of the San Benito Historic Society.

 

As you can imagine this has always been part of his life too, especially on Sundays, as they gathered as a family;

His dad always talked about the countless stories that would take Peter back to the 1920’s.

Peter Avila started getting involved with the local event by helping in every conjunto festival in town since 1991 and running errands in 2001 as his dad started his annual inductees ceremonies in June and with his Noche de Ronda Scholarship Fundraiser Dance in February.

Peter has always been fond of what has been called “working man’s music” and he would like to continue to grow the vision of his father as he first decided to start this Non-Profit organization dedicated to the…

  • Preservation
  • Development
  • And promotion of the rich cultural heritage of an American genre of music referred to as Conjunto music.

Peter works as a Professional Registered Appraiser representing Cameron County.

He sold new homes for over 14 years and worked in retail for over 16 years.

He enjoys participating in the City of San Benito in many other ways.

Peter Avila served on the…

  • Public Utilities Board
  • Parks and Recreation Board
  • San Benito Youth Baseball Softball League Board
  • And Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame (TCMHFM).

I am a member of the Texas Association of Assessing Officers RGV Chapter.

Lastly, I would like to thank my lovely wife Mary Lou Avila for supporting me in all my community ventures.

I hope you enjoy your visit to our museum and we ask if you could share your experience with your friends and family.

Warm Regards,

Pedro (Peter) Avila

VP TCMHFM