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.

Alejandro (Alex) Otaola
CDMX

Alex Otaola

He is a Mexican performer and composer, known for his work alongside Santa Sabina, a group to which he has belonged since 1994, and the rock group La Barranca, which he joined in 1998 and separated in 2007; that same year he published his first solo work (multimedia) Fractals. In 2008 he was invited to the XV International Video Art Festival in Casablanca, Morocco. He is the first Mexican guitarist whose music has been included in the CD-sampler of the Spanish magazine 'Guitarra Total'. He is currently integrated into the rock group San Pascualito Rey, in addition to promoting and distributing his second solo album "El hombre de la Cámara" for free, a work recorded live in 2010 at the National Cinemas during the cycle "Bands Sonoras a Ritmo of rock". He is a guitarist for the band from Guadalajara Cuca after the departure of Galileo Ochoa in 2014; With this band he has made 3 albums.… 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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Rodrigo Sánchez
CDMX

Rodrigo Sanchez

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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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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Arturo Ocampo
Baja California North

Arturo ocampo

Born in 1978 I have been playing for about 25 years, my favorite genre is Power Metal. I currently play in my band Acero de Guerra, which I decided to reform in 2018 after the band hadn't played for about 10 years. I have an instrumental EP and with Acero de Guerra I have recorded 1 CD, «Leyendas de Acero» (2005) and 1 EP, «Forjando el Acero» (2020) and 1 Instrumental EP (2017).… 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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Alfonso Moreno
Aguascalientes

Alfonso Moreno

One of the greatest interpreters that the world of classical guitar has given. He approaches the guitar from a symphonic point of view, which he achieves thanks to its great variety of shades, timbres and colors, often creating the sensation of listening to a real orchestra.… Read more

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