Chingon is a band from Austin,

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. Their sound is heavily influenced by

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, mariachi,

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, and Texan rock 'n roll music.

History

Chingon was formed by

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Robert Rodriguez Robert Anthony Rodriguez (; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 ac ...

to record songs for his 2003 film ''

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''. 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 "

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" to

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'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, ''

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'', doing a

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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 ''

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''. 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,

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Band members

– 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") *

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(performed "Siente Mi Amor") *

Tito Larriva Humberto "Tito" Larriva (born 1953) is a Mexican/American songwriter, singer, musician, and actor. He came to prominence leading The Plugz, one of the earliest Los Angeles punk rock groups. Since the 1990s, his main musical outlet has been the ...

(wrote and performed "Alacran y Pistolero") * Nataly Pena

Discography

Albums

*'' Mexican Spaghetti Western'' (2004)

Soundtrack appearances

*''

'' (2003) *''Mexico and Mariachis'' (2004) *'' Kill Bill Volume 2'' (2004) *'' Grindhouse: Planet Terror'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *''

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'' (2010)

References

External links

Official website
Mexican rock music groups Robert Rodriguez {{US-rock-band-stub