Ildefonso Audelo Lopez was born in the great state of Sinaloa in Mexico, during a time when men were men and the Joy of life was experienced through simple pleasures. Ildefonso grew up in a town by the name of Badiraguato where he and his family worked the land to make a living. At a very young age the Audelo boys learned to be men. Their father and mother passed away when young Ildefonso was only fourteen years old. He quickly learned what it meant to take care of himself and those he loved. Life was tough by our standards, there were no cars, no running water and life was much like Little House on the Prairie meets the Wild Wild West.

Ildefonso and his brothers would wake up early in the morning and head for the mountains to work "tumbano leña", cutting wood, and tending to their crops. It was tough work, but he enjoyed being out in the open with his brothers and friends. Sometimes after a hard days work, the Audelo men would decide to postpone their trip back to town and sleep under the Sinaloa sky. Life was good despite their early hardships.