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.

Gilberto Puente
Nuevo León

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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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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Ana Rizo
Michoacan

Ana Rizo

Ana Rizo is a guitarist and singer-songwriter who was born in La Piedad, Michoacán. He studied Engineering and Music Production in Guadalajara, Jalisco. At the end of his degree, he won a scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music, in the city of Boston, MA ... Read more

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Gabriela Quintero
CDMX

Gabriela quintero

Rodrigo y Gabriela is a guitar duo originally from Mexico, who gained fame in Ireland and later in the rest of Europe. The members of the band are Rodrigo Sánchez (lead guitar) and Gabriela Quintero (rhythm guitar and percussion). They have dedicated themselves to creating acoustic rock although their compositions are influenced by Latin music, flamenco and Middle Eastern music, while using rhythmic, harmonic and melodic resources typical of rock and heavy metal. ... Read more

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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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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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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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