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    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

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    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

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    • 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:

    • Patricia Vonne (Rodriguez'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

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    Albums

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    • Mexican Spaghetti Western (2004)

    Soundtrack appearances

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    • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
    • Mexico and Mariachis (2004)
    • Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
    • Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007)
    • Hell Ride (2008)
    • Machete (2010)

    References

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    1. ^ LuchaDubs [@LuchaDubs] (December 13, 2015). "Chingon playing at @LuchaElRey!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    Look up chingón in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.


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