Chingon (band)

Latin rock band

Chingon

Origin| Austin, Texas, United States
Genres| Rock, Latin, blues, Latin Rock, mariachi, ranchera, Tex-Mex
Years active| 2003–present
Labels| Rocket Racing Rebels
Members| Robert Rodriguez
Rick del Castillo
Mark del Castillo
Danny Ortiz
Albert Besteiro
Mike Zeoli
Jason Murdy
Past members| Carmelo 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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## External links

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Look up chingón in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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Robert Rodriguez

* Filmography
* Unrealized projects
* Troublemaker Studios
* El Rey Network

Films|

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* El Mariachi (1992)
* Roadracers (1994)
* Desperado (1995)
* Four Rooms ("The Misbehavers" segment, 1995)
* From Dusk till Dawn (1996)
* The Faculty (1998)
* 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)
* Machete (2010)
* Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
* Machete Kills (2013)
* Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
* Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
* Red 11 (2019)
* We Can Be Heroes (2020)
* Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021)
* Hypnotic (2023)
* Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023)

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Short films|

* Bedhead (1991)
* The Black Mamba (2011)
* 100 Years (2015; 2115 release)

Films written|

* From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999)
* UglyDolls (2019, also produced)

Produced only|

* Death Proof (2007)
* Predators (2010)

Television|

* From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014–2016)
* Lucha Underground (2014–2018)
* The Director's Chair (2014–2018)
* ""Chapter 14: The Tragedy" (The Mandalorian) (2020)
* The Book of Boba Fett (2021-2022)

Music|

| Chingon|

* Mexican Spaghetti Western

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Soundtracks|

* Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
* Sin City (2005)
* Planet Terror (2007)

Franchises|

* From Dusk till Dawn
* Mexico Trilogy
* Spy Kids
* Grindhouse

Related|

* Rebel Without a Crew (1995)
* Elizabeth Avellán (wife)
* Patricia Vonne (sister)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
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* VIAF

National|

* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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