Carlos Santana

Biography

Carlos Santana (born as Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán; 20 July 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, México) is a Mexican rock guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion. The band's sound featured his melodic, blues-based guitar lines set against Latin and African rhythms. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades. He experienced a resurgence of popularity and critical acclaim in the late 1990s. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine listed Santana at number 15 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and 3 Latin Grammy Awards. Santana has was an avenue named after him as well as a statue of a guitar in the city where he was born (born in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, México) to honour him. The family moved from there to Tijuana In La Calonia Libertad, the city on Mexico's border with California, and then San Francisco, USA. Carlos stayed in Tijuana but joined his family in San Francisco later and graduated from James Lick Middle School and Mission High School there. Most of his musical career has been spent with Santana, the band h…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
2. Woodstock (1970) — Self
3. Late Show with David Letterman (1993) — Self - Musical Guest
4. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
5. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) — Self - Musician
6. The Oscars (1953) — Self
7. Chasing Trane (2017) — Self - Musician
8. Beware of Mr. Baker (2012) — Self
9. Live Aid (1985) — Self
10. Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (2019) — Self
11. The Grammys (1959) — Self
12. B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012) — Self
13. McEnroe (2022) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
14. Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017) — Self
15. CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) — Self
16. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
17. Star Academy (2001) — Self
18. Soundbreaking (2016) — Self
19. PBS News Weekend (2013) — Self
20. American Music Awards (1974) — Self - Musical Guest
21. Santana: Supernatural Live (2000) — Self
22. Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011 (2011) — self
23. Carlos (2023) — Self
24. Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997) — Self
25. Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2006) — Self
26. Soul to Soul (1971) — Self
27. Stamping Ground (1971) — Self - Santana
28. Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival (2004) — Self
29. Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000) — Self
30. Santana IV - Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas (2016) — Himself
31. Santana & McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination - Live at Montreux (2011) — himself
32. Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004 (2004) — Himself
33. John Lee Hooker - That's My Story (2001)
34. Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It (2014) — Self
35. Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004) — Self
36. John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me (2004) — Self
37. Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux (2004)
38. Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021) — Self
39. A Reggae Session (1988) — Self
40. They All Came Out to Montreux (2023) — Self

Directed

1. Santana: East Berlin 1987 (1987) — Director