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Chingon is a Mexican rock band based in Austin, Texas. Their sound is heavily influenced by mariachi, ranchera, and Texan rock 'n roll music.
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History
Chingon was formed by film director Robert Rodriguez to record songs for his 2003 film Once Upon a Time in Mexico. They contributed on Mexico and Mariachis, a compilation album to Rodríguez' Mariachi Trilogy, and released their debut album, Mexican Spaghetti Western, in 2004. The band's name comes from a Mexican slang term, chingón, loosely but closely enough meaning "badass" and/or "awesome".
Chingon also contributed the song "Malagueña Salerosa" to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 — which Rodríguez 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.
Band members
- Robert Rodríguez - 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 Rodríguez, the band is known as Del Castillo.
Guest artists include:
- Patricia Vonne (Rodríguez's sister co-wrote and performed on "Severina")
- Salma Hayek (performed "Siente Mi Amor")
- Tito Larriva (wrote and performed "Alacran y Pistolero")
- Nataly Pena
Discography
Albums
- Mexican Spaghetti Western (2004)
Soundtrack appearances
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico Soundtrack (2003)
- Mexico and Mariachis (2004)
- Kill Bill Vol. 2 Soundtrack (2004)
- Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007)
- Hell Ride (2008)
- Machete Soundtrack (2010)
References
External links
Works of Robert Rodriguez 1990s 2000s Spy Kids (2001) • Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) • Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) • Sin City (2005) • The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D (2005) • Planet Terror (2007) • Shorts (2009)2010s Machete (2010) • Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)Other
worksBedhead (1991) • Roadracers (1994) • Four Rooms (1995) • Rebel Without a Crew (1995) • Chingon (band) • Predators (2010)Categories:- Mexican rock music groups
- United States rock musical group stubs
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