MEXICAN GUITAR PLAYERS

A website dedicated to the dissemination and promotion of Guitarists in Mexico and to publicize their projects and events. The largest Directory of Mexican Guitarists.

Miguel Alcázar
CDMX

Miguel Alcazar

Guitarrista, maestro, musicólogo y compositor; ha grabado varios discos, entre los que destaca la serie “La historia de la guitarra”, que incluye obras y estilos de los siglos XVI al XX. Obtuvo el primer lugar en el concurso de composición de las Asociaciones Guitarrísticas Mexicanas, también ganó el premio Beryl Rubinstein Scholarship in Composition del Cleveland Institute of Music. Además de concertista de guitarra, Miguel Alcázar compuso la ópera “La mujer y su sombra”, que fue estrenada en 1981 en el Palacio de Bellas Artes y ganó el concurso de la Fundación Morales Estévez.… Read more

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Paco Herrejón
CDMX

Paco Herrejon

Currently sponsored by Blackstar, D'Addario and the Harman group. Member of the group Anxiety. He has collaborated with jazz artists such as Pepe Hernández, Alex Gómez and Jorge Brauet and worked with pop artists such as Sasha, Benny and Erik, Ana Torroja, Ha-Ash and Flans. A pedagogue for 10 years, he has worked in some of the most important academic institutions. He is currently part of the teaching staff at The Contemporary Music School.… Read more

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Galileo (Galo) Ochoa
Jalisco

Galileo (Galo) Ochoa

It was with Cuca that his career as a guitarist began to stand out. The characteristic sound of this band is mainly hard rock. Galo Ochoa has composed songs together with José Fors that became hits such as: "Son of the milkman", "La pucha asesina", "me vale madre", and so on. After the separation from Cuca, his brother Aldo, and Christian Gómez, joined Carlos Avilez (also her bassist), thus emerging Nata, where his main sound is closer to heavy metal. ... Read more

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Dante Granados
CDMX

Dante granados

Dante is the lead guitar and co-founder of ANIMA TEMPO, an experimental progressive Death Metal band based in Mexico City with an LP called Caged in Memories (2016) Freelance / Produced by Dante Granados (Mexico) and Erik Mikalsen (Norway) . Mixed and mastered by Nick Sampson (USA). Work by Rainer Kalwitz (Germany).… Read more

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Tecuhtli CEMICAN
Jalisco

tecuhtli

Guitarist, Vocalist and Founder of CEMICAN. In 2008 a band emerged in Mexico that highlights the glory and greatness of an ancestral and ancient Mexico: CEMICAN. A perfect combination of Metal with pre-Hispanic music. His presentations with dances and the cult of death is something that attracts a lot of attention, total mysticism. They have been performing throughout much of Europe and with plans to return. CEMICAN is a Folk Metal band with a successful fusion of pre-Hispanic roots and Metal.… Read more

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Carlos Santana
Jalisco

Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana is a Mexican jazz-rock and Latin rock guitarist, multi-Grammy winner. He is considered the 15th best guitarist of all time, according to Rolling Stone magazine.… Read more

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Héctor Díaz
Oaxaca

Hector Diaz

In concert format and in his discography, Héctor Díaz interprets his songs with a language full of images and rhythmically narrated anecdotes. Guitarist from Oaxaca, he has collaborated with Víctor Martínez.
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