Bio in English.



Although Anglo, EL GRINGO learned to speak Spanish while working with Mexican vaqueros on his family's cattle ranch in El Paso. With Norteno/Ranchera music blaring on the truck radio, EL GRINGO would ask his vaquero friends to explain the lyrics to him, and he picked up the language over time. EL GRINGO grew to love this style of music and also developed a great appreciation for these hard working immigrants, whom he pays tribute to in his new song "El Corrido Del Gringo".


EL GRINGO, Norteno singer/songwriter, still at the very beginning of his career, is now reaching his first signs of success! One of his tunes, a love song entitled "Tocame", can be heard in the movie Quinceanera by Sony Pictures which was released nationwide in September 2006. The movie won the top prize at the famous Sundance Film Festival and is now available on DVD. "Tocame" is also on the movie soundtrack.



EL GRINGO is quickly becoming a fan favorite in his home state of New Mexico! His shows have b