Born and raised in Mexico, Dr. Zamora received his BA in Music from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and both master and doctorate from the extinct Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth. He has served in churches across Texas and Mexico for the last forty years.

Besides the schools mentioned above, he taught at the Baptist University of the Americas and the Mexican Baptist Theological Seminary. His articles, compositions, hymn arrangements, and translations have been published by the Baptist Spanish Publishing House, Goeller Music, Celebrating Grace Inc., and Sheet Music Plus. He has two grown sons, Dan (Marla) and Michael.