Francisco "Paco" Pérez Muñoz (1916–1951) was a singer, composer, and guitarist from Guatemala.
Pérez made his grand debut in 1935 in the municipal theater of Quetzaltenango, accompanied by Juan Sandoval on piano.
[citation needed] Pérez achieved fame for his waltz Luna de Xelajú (1944), which has become part of the Guatemalan cultural identity.
[1] The song figures in the repertory of most singers, choirs, marimba players and musical groups in Guatemala.
Pérez died on October 27, 1951, in a plane crash in El Petén, Guatemala, along with his pianist, Mario Lara Montealegre, and other musicians.