Chingon (band)

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Chingon
OriginAustin, Texas, United States
GenresRock, Latin, blues, Latin Rock, mariachi, ranchera, Tex-Mex
Years active2003–present
LabelsRocket Racing Rebels
MembersRobert Rodriguez
Rick del Castillo
Mark del Castillo
Danny Ortiz
Albert Besteiro
Mike Zeoli
Jason Murdy
Past membersCarmelo Torres

Chingon is a band from Austin, Texas. Their sound is heavily influenced by Mexican rock, mariachi, ranchera, and Texan rock 'n roll music.

History[edit]

Chingon was formed by film director Robert Rodriguez to record songs for his 2003 film Once Upon a Time in Mexico. They contributed to Mexico and Mariachis, a compilation album from Rodriguez' Mariachi Trilogy, and released their debut album, Mexican Spaghetti Western, in 2007. The band's name comes from a Mexican slang term, chingón, loosely but closely enough meaning "badass" and/or "the shit".

Chingon also contributed the song "Malagueña Salerosa" to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Volume 2 — which Rodriguez scored — and a live performance by the band was included on the film's DVD release. They also contributed to the soundtrack for his next film, a collaboration with Tarantino, Grindhouse, doing a cover of the film's opening theme, re-titling it "Cherry's Dance of Death". Rodríguez plays guitar in the band. The band has also made an appearance on "George Buys a Vow", an episode of the US sitcom George Lopez.

On December 12, 2015, Chingon performed as the house band for Lucha Underground during a Season Two taping. Rodriguez is an Executive Producer for the series and it airs on his network, El Rey Network.[1]

Band members[edit]

  • Robert Rodriguez – guitar
  • Alex Ruiz – vocals
  • Mark del Castillo – guitar, vocals
  • Rick del Castillo – guitar, vocals
  • Albert Besteiro – bass guitar
  • Carmelo Torres – percussion
  • Mike Zeoli – drums

When playing without Robert Rodriguez, the band is known as Del Castillo.

Guest artists include:

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Soundtrack appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ LuchaDubs [@LuchaDubs] (December 13, 2015). "Chingon playing at @LuchaElRey!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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