Biography
Carlos Santana is a Mexican-American guitarist and composer. Born Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán on 20 July 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico, he moved to San Francisco as a child and formed the band Santana in 1966.
Santana gained prominence after performing at the Woodstock festival in 1969. His band fused rock with Latin and jazz elements. He composed the original score for the 1987 biographical film La Bamba, alongside Miles Goodman.
Santana has received ten Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his band in 1998.
