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.

Juan Helguera
Yucatan

Juan Helguera (1932-2020)

Guitarrista, compositor, cronista e investigador mexicano. Considerado un verdadero difusor de la guitarra en México y el mundo. Una figura imprescindible del ámbito musical. Su programa radiofónico “La Guitarra en el Mundo” tuvo más de tres décadas de éxito.… 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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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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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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Itto Coutiño
Chiapas

Itto Coutiño

Originally from Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico, Itto Coutiño found his sonic and personal sanctuary through the fusion of genres ranging from Blues, Rock, Jazz and Funk to traditional Mexican music, boleros and Latin sounds performed through his guitar. . His songs proudly portray his roots, the nostalgia for travel, love, the landscapes and colors that saw him grow up.… Read more

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Fernando Delgadillo
CDMX

Fernando Delgadillo

Fernando Delgadillo González (Naucalpan de Juárez, 11 de noviembre de 1965) es un cantautor mexicano, creador de la “canción Informal”. Durante más de treinta años se desenvolvió como artista independiente, manteniéndose al margen de televisoras y compañías discográficas. Logró una sólida trayectoria no solo en México, sino en toda Latinoamérica gracias a la gran calidad de sus textos, su original estilo musical y su forma desenfadada y natural de llevar sus conciertos y establecer contacto con el público.… Read more

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