Carlos Santana
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 20, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Autlán de Navarro (México)
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 he formed in San Francisco in 1967. His music underwent large changes in 1973 when he was introduced to the spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy, by fellow guitarist "Mahavishnu" John McLaughlin. After this he adopted the title "Devadip" which he still uses. In 1998 he formed the Milagro Foundation along with his wife Deborah, which supports disadvantaged children. Later Carlos and Deborah divorced, but the Milagro Foundation is still alive and well. Other huge influences of Carlos Santana are both Miles Davis (with whom he maintained a big personal connection), and John Coltrane, who unfortunately passed away in 1967.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana & Steve Lukather Live In Japan
Movie
Tramaine Hawkins Live
Movie
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
Movie · as Self
Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Carlos
Movie · as Self
They All Came Out to Montreux
Movie · as Self
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
Movie · as Self
The Torch
Movie · as Self
McEnroe
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
Movie · as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Movie · as Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Movie · as Self
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Movie · as Self
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Movie · as Self
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Movie · as Self - Musician
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
Movie · as Self
Chasing Trane
Movie · as Self - Musician
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Movie · as Self
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Santana: Down Under - Live in Australia
Movie · as Himself
Santana IV - Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas
Movie · as Himself
Soundbreaking
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Santana - Montreux Jazz Festival 2015
Movie
Korla
Movie · as self
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
Movie · as Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
Movie · as Self
Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014
Movie · as himself
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
Movie · as Self
Born In Chicago
Movie · as Self
PBS News Weekend
TV · as Self · 1 ep
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Movie · as Self
Beware of Mr. Baker
Movie · as Self
Santana Live at Montreux 2011
Movie · as Self : Guitar
Santana & McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination - Live at Montreux
Movie · as himself
Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011
Movie · as self
The Santana Story: Angels and Demons
Movie · as Self
Rock Prophecies
Movie · as Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories
Movie
Santana - Viva Santana!
Movie · as Himself
Peter Green: Man of the World
Movie · as himself
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
Movie · as Self
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Movie · as Self
Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
Movie
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Live At Montreux 2004
Movie
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
Movie · as Self
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
Movie
Santana: In Concert
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Five Keys to Mastery
Movie · as Self
Rockpolitik
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live Eighties
Movie · as Self
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
Movie · as Self
Trey Anastasio: Live at the Warfield
Movie · as Self - guitar, vocals
Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
Movie · as Himself
Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue
Movie · as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
Movie · as Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
Movie · as Self
Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004
Movie
The World of Nat King Cole
Movie · as Self
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
Movie
Salif Keita: World Music Portrait
Movie · as Self
Santana: Special Edition EP
Movie · as Self
Santana
Movie · as Guitar / Vocals
Prachtig 80: Volume 1
Movie · as Self
Ultimate Albums
TV · 1 ep
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
Movie
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
Movie · as Self
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Movie · as Self
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Santana: Supernatural Live
Movie · as Self
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Ricky Martin: One Night Only
Movie · as Self
Santana - Live in Tokyo Supernatural Tour
Movie · as himself
Latin Grammy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
Movie · as Self
Santana - Sacred Fire
Movie · as Himself
Woodstock Diary
Movie · as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
Santana - Rock in Rio
Movie · as himself
Santana - Live Watsonville, CA.
Movie · as himself
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
Movie · as Himself
A Reggae Session
Movie · as Self
Santana: East Berlin 1987
Movie · as Himself
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Heart & Santana - Concert for the Americas
Movie · as Himself
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The South Bank Show
TV · 1 ep
Santana Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 15th, 1976
Movie · as guitar, percussion, backing vocals
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Santana
Movie
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Rockpalast
TV · 1 ep
Fillmore
Movie · as Self - Performers(as Santana)
Soul to Soul
Movie · as Self
Stamping Ground
Movie · as Self - Santana
Woodstock
Movie · as Self
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
Movie
Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970
Movie · as guitar, vocals
Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival
Movie
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep