Carlos Santana
Known for Acting · 104 credits
- Born
- 1947-07-20 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Autlán de Navarro (México)
- Also known as
- Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán · Carlos Augusto Alves Santana · Santana
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
TV Shows (19)
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
PBS News Weekend
2013
as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
1963
as Self - Musical Guest
Rockpalast
1974
The Oscars
1953
as Self
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Musical Guest
Star Academy
2001
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
Latin Grammy Awards
2000
as Self
Soundbreaking
2016
as Self
Monochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
as Self
Rockpolitik
2005
as Self
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends
2024
as Self
Ultimate Albums
2002
Movies (85)
Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011
2011
as self
Santana: East Berlin 1987
1987
as Himself
Santana - Montreux Jazz Festival 2015
2015
Santana Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 15th, 1976
1977
as guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004
2004
Rock Prophecies
2009
as Self
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008
as Self
Santana - Live in Tokyo Supernatural Tour
2000
as himself
Woodstock
1970
as Self
Live Aid
1985
as Self
Santana Live at Montreux 2011
2012
as Self : Guitar
Santana
1974
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
as Self
The Torch
2022
as Self
Live Eighties
2004
as Self
Korla
2015
as self
Santana & McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination - Live at Montreux
2011
as himself
Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Live At Montreux 2004
2008
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2006
as Self
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
as Self
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
as Self
Prachtig 80: Volume 1
2003
as Self
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017
as Self
Santana: Down Under - Live in Australia
2016
as Himself
Chasing Trane
2017
as Self - Musician
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012
as Self
Salif Keita: World Music Portrait
2004
as Self
Santana
2003
as Guitar / Vocals
Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970
1970
as guitar, vocals
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Musician
Santana - Sacred Fire
1995
as Himself
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
2019
as Self
Trey Anastasio: Live at the Warfield
2004
as Self - guitar, vocals
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
2021
as Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
2014
as Self
Santana: In Concert
2005
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Carlos
2023
as Self
Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana & Steve Lukather Live In Japan
Santana: Supernatural Live
2000
as Self
Ricky Martin: One Night Only
2000
as Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021
as Self
John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me
2004
as Self
Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004
2004
as Himself
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival
2004
as Self
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023
2024
as Self
Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014
2014
as himself
McEnroe
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away
2021
Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz
1997
as Self
Tramaine Hawkins Live
Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004
2008
Santana - Viva Santana!
2009
as Himself
They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
as Self
Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
2008
as Self
Santana - Rock in Rio
1991
as himself
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000
as Self
Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue
2004
as Self
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties
2005
Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar
2022
as Self
Born In Chicago
2013
as Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories
2009
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
as Self
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
1970
Woodstock Diary
1994
as Self
Peter Green: Man of the World
2009
as himself
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
2013
as Self
Stamping Ground
1971
as Self - Santana
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
2004
as Self
John Lee Hooker - That's My Story
2001
Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival
1969
Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It
2014
as Self
Santana - Live Watsonville, CA.
1989
as himself
John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man
2019
as Self
Heart & Santana - Concert for the Americas
1982
as Himself
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976
1976
as Self
Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux
2004
Soul to Soul
1971
as Self
The Five Keys to Mastery
2005
as Self
A Reggae Session
1988
as Self
The Santana Story: Angels and Demons
2011
as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
as Self
The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
2001
as Self
Santana IV - Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas
2016
as Himself
Santana: Special Edition EP
2003
as Self
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
1988
as Himself
About Carlos Santana
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 list… With 104 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Carlos Santana has appeared in 85 films and 19 TV shows.
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- Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011 (2011) — as self
- Santana: East Berlin 1987 (1987) — as Himself
- Santana - Montreux Jazz Festival 2015 (2015)
- Santana Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 15th, 1976 (1977) — as guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004 (2004)
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