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.

Giovanni Piacentini
CDMX

Giovanni Piacentini

Giovanni Piacentini is a composer whose body of work is as diverse as his cultural background. Born in Mexico City, to an Italian father, a doctor, opera lover, and a Mexican mother, a figurative painter, he was exposed to a

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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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Sergio Vallín
CDMX

Sergio Vallin

Sergio Vallín Loera is a Mexican musician, composer and singer. He is currently the lead guitarist for the Spanish rock band Maná, who after joining in 1994 meant the definitive integration of the band.… Read more

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Julio Revueltas
CDMX

Julio Revueltas

Julio Revueltas is a jazz and rock instrumental musician and composer who already has more than 25 years of career and 5 studio albums, among which Rajneesh his most recent record production stands out. This outstanding musician is one of the few who knows how to interpret melodies on a very peculiar and little-known instrument called "viotarra" which is a hybrid between a guitar and a violin. With the physical appearance of a guitar, this instrument has the peculiarity of being played with a bow and emitting truly magical sounds.… Read more

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Alejandro (Alex) Otaola
CDMX

Alex Otaola

Es un ejecutante y compositor mexicano, conocido por su trabajo al lado de Santa Sabina, agrupación a la que pertenece desde 1994, y del grupo de rock La Barranca, a la que se integró en 1998 y se separó en 2007; ese mismo año edita su primer trabajo (multimedia) solista Fractales. En el 2008 es invitado al XV Festival Internacional de Video Arte en Casablanca, Marruecos. Es el primer guitarrista mexicano cuya música ha sido incluida en el cd-sampler de la revista española ‘Guitarra Total’. Actualmente se encuentra integrado al grupo de rock San Pascualito Rey, además de estar promoviendo y distribuyendo gratuitamente su segundo disco solista “El hombre de la cámara” un trabajo grabado en vivo en el 2010 en la Cineteca Nacional durante el ciclo “Bandas Sonoras a Ritmo de Rock”. Es guitarrista de la banda tapatía Cuca después de la salida de Galileo Ochoa en el 2014; con dicha banda ha realizado 3 álbumes.… Read more

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Francisco Lelo de Larrea
Nuevo León

Francisco Lelo de Larrea

He began his musical studies at the Higher School of Music in Monterrey, to later continue them at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City. He has a degree in Jazz with a specialty in guitar, graduated from the Higher School of Music of the INBA.… Read more

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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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