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El Mariachi (transl. The Musician) is a 1992 Spanish language American independent neo-Western action film and the first part of the saga that came to be known as Robert Rodriguez's Mexico Trilogy.
[4] [5] International organizations and trade groups such as the Latin Recording Academy include Portuguese-language music in the Latin category. [6] [7] [8] Billboard categorizes an artist as "Latin" if they perform in Spanish or Portuguese. [9]
Gutierrez is the band leader, [11] founder and musical director of the group the San Miguel 5 [12] and they have performed with symphony orchestras across the United States. Other musicians of the San Miguel 5 include Grammy award winning violinist Charlie Bisharat, Cuban percussionist Jimmy Branly and bass player Kevin Thomas.
Sheila Cecilia Escovedo [3] (born December 12, 1957), known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress.Regarded as one of the greatest musicians of her generation; she is known for skills as a multi-instrumentalist, often preferring to play drums or percussion.
In 2005, he won a Grammy Award for best instrumental soloist in classical music for his CD Aire Latino. [9] In May 2005, Russell received homage from the music conservatory of Vigo, culminating with the opening of the new auditorium given the name "Auditorio David Russell."
Del Castillo began as a Latin music style project between two brothers, Rick and Mark del Castillo in the fall of 2000. The brothers, who had always played electric guitar in many different rock bands, had never played together and for the first time ever they began collaborating on songs on nylon string, acoustic guitars.
In her memoir Simple Dreams, Linda Ronstadt wrote that her aunt, singer Luisa Espinel, was a friend of Salli Terri."Knowing I wanted to sing, Aunt Luisa had sent me a recording, Duets with the Spanish Guitar, which featured guitarist Laurindo Almeida dueting alternately with flautist Martin Ruderman and soprano Salli Terri.
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 92% score based on 48 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The consensus summarizes: "A hopeful gesture of cultural outreach set to an irresistible soundtrack, Buena Vista Social Club is an enriching and zesty experience." [4] Metacritic reports an 81 out of 100 rating based on 19 critics. [5]