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.

Chamín Correa
CDMX

Chamín Correa (1929-2020)

Benjamín Correa, better known by his stage name Chamín Correa (Mexico City, December 4, 1929 - January 14, 2020), was a Mexican musician specialized in playing romantic music with various groups and singers, famous for his virtuous form to play the requinto. ... Read more

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Alejandro Marcovich
CDMX

Alexander Marcovich

He is a Mexican guitarist, singer, composer, arranger and producer, of Argentine origin. Brother of film director Carlos Marcovic. He studied physics at UNAM and music at the National School of Music (UNAM) and at the Higher School of Music (INBA), as well as at the College of Music (formerly the Department of Music) and in the jazz workshop of the Higher School of Music (INBA). He took jazz workshops in America with Joe Diorio and Jim Hall. He has been a founder and member of groups such as: Leviatán, Las Insólitas Imágenes de Aurora, Caifanes. In all of them, he has done one or more of the following tasks: lead guitarist, arranger, author, co-author, producer, co-producer, and singer. ... Read more

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Gilberto Puente
New Lion

Gilberto Puente

Los Tres Reyes is a musical trio of Mexican origin made up of the brothers Gilberto Puente (second voice, requinto), Raúl Puente (third voice, guitar), currently accompanied by the Cuban Bebo Cárdenas (first voice, guitar, maracas). The trio Los Tres Reyes, led by Gilberto and Raúl Puente, with Hernando Avilés as first voice, was integrated in October 1958.… Read more

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Jorge Cárdenas
Jalisco

Jorge Cardenas

Jorge Cárdenas is a musician, guitarist and composer originally from Guadalajara Jalisco dedicated to the study and performance of Jazz. He studied guitar in the Music Department of the University of Guadalajara under the tutelage of the teachers Winfried Kellner and Juan Carlos Martinez Zavala. Later, he took advanced courses with teachers such as Hector Rodriguez, Francisco Lelo De Larrea, Tom Kessler, Ken Basman, Werther Ellerbrook, Simone Iannaerelli, Andrea Vettoretti and Jaime Soria Porto.… 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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Hugo Loyo
CDMX

Hugo Loyo

Mexican guitarist who began his musical studies from childhood, venturing into various instruments such as the violin, the piano and the organ; but it is in 1986 that he began his guitar studies in various private institutions, as well as with outstanding professional teachers.… Read more

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