Luiz “El Torito”
Luiz Rodriguez
Place of Birth . El Paso Tx
Instrument . Guitarra de Golpe / Rhytem
Years Playing Mariachi . 8 years
Years playing with Alegre . 2 years
Previous Groups played with .
- Mariachi Los Toritos
- Mariachi Orgullo de El Paso
- Mariachi Son de Mexico
Education (HS/Univ.) . High School in process
Family (Married (how long), Children, Single) . Single
Small Bio on your life, experiences, anything you feel interesting
Mariachi music has always been a passion for me throughout my whole life. I ended up pursuing this passion when my uncle asked for me to sing in a event he was hosting with celebrity, “Maribel Guardia”. In the process of preparing something nice and that sounded good I was introduced to what in my opinion the best mariachi person out there, “Valentin de Castillo”, that with him my life as a mariachi began!! The concert with Maribel went great, but after that it was all about my new and 1st ever Mariachi group, and what I used to call my 2nd family, “Mariachi Los Toritos”. There are some people that I would like to thank either because they have had an important impact in my mariachi carrier or because without them I would be playing right now, these people are, “Lucia Franco”, because without her support I wouldn’t of kept on playing, “Jessica Garcia”, because with her, I learned a new type of mariachi sound, “Enrique Aragon” beacause with him I was introduced to a new world of mariachi, “Hector Rodriguez” because with him I got to see what a mariachi can become and sound with a little extra practice, but most importantly these people, “Valentin de Castillo”, cause he has been and still is my mentor and idol but, more than anything my mom and dad that have always supported me,=2 0not only morally but financially in this major event and part of my life, Mariachi!!!
