Chingon is a Mexican rock band based in Austin, Texas. Their sound is heavily influenced by mariachi, ranchera, and Texan rock 'n roll music.

History[link]

Chingon was formed by film director Robert Rodriguez to record songs for his 2003 film Once Upon a Time in Mexico. They contributed on Mexico and Mariachis, a compilation album to Rodríguez' Mariachi Trilogy, and released their debut album, Mexican Spaghetti Western, in 2004. The band's name comes from a Mexican slang term, chingón, loosely but closely enough meaning "badass" and/or "awesome".

Chingon also contributed the song "Malagueña Salerosa" to Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 2 — which Rodríguez scored — and a live performance by the band was included on the film's DVD release. They also contributed to the soundtrack for his next film, a collaboration with Tarantino, Grindhouse, doing a cover of the film's opening theme, re-titling it "Cherry's Dance of Death". Rodríguez plays guitar in the band. The band has also made an appearance on "George Buys a Vow", an episode of the US sitcom George Lopez.

Band members[link]

• Robert Rodríguez - guitar
• Alex Ruiz - vocals
• Mark del Castillo - guitar, vocals
• Rick del Castillo - guitar, vocals
• Albert Besteiro - bass guitar
• Carmelo Torres - percussion
• Mike Zeoli - drums

When playing without Robert Rodríguez, the band is known as Del Castillo.

Guest artists include:

• Patricia Vonne (Rodríguez's sister co-wrote and performed on "Severina")
• Salma Hayek (performed "Siente Mi Amor")
• Tito Larriva (wrote and performed "Alacran y Pistolero")
• Nataly Pena

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Mexican Spaghetti Western (2004)

Soundtrack appearances[link]

• Once Upon a Time in Mexico Soundtrack (2003)
• Mexico and Mariachis (2004)
• Kill Bill Vol. 2 Soundtrack (2004)
• Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007)
• Hell Ride (2008)
• Machete Soundtrack (2010)

References[link]

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External links[link]

Look up chingón in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Official website
• Chingon on Myspace

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Band may refer to:

Clothing, jewelry, and accessories[link]

• Bands (neckwear), two pieces of cloth fitted around the neck as part of formal clothing for clergy, academics, and lawyers
• Bandolier or bandoleer, an ammunition belt
• Belt (clothing)
• Wedding ring or wedding band
• Strap, an elongated flap or ribbon, usually of fabric or leather

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• Band (radio), a range of frequencies or wavelengths used in radio transmission and radar
• Rubber band, a short length of rubber and latex formed in the shape of a loop
• Möbius strip or Möbius band, an artifact with interesting topological features
• Band (mathematics), an idempotent semigroup
• Spectral bands, part of the optical spectra of polyatomic systems
• Metals and semiconductors
  • Valence band
  • Conduction band
  • Band gap

Medicine and biology[link]

• Bird ringing, or bird banding, placing a numbered bands of metal on birds' legs for identification
• A group of animals, such as gorillas or coyotes
  • Herd
  • Flocking (behavior)
• Band cell, a type of white blood cell
• Protein band, see Coomassie
• Gastric band, a weight-control measure

Organizations[link]

• Bands (Italian Army irregulars), military units once in the service of the Italian Regio Esercito
• Brazilian broadcast television network Rede Bandeirantes, nicknamed Band or Band Network
• The Band (wrestling), the Total Nonstop Wrestling name for the professional wrestling stable New World Order

Society and government[link]

• Band society, a small group of humans in a simple form of society
• The primary unit of Native Americans in the United States
• Band (First Nations Canada), the primary unit of First Nations Government in Canada

People[link]

• Band (surname)

Places[link]

• Band, Mureş in Romania
• Bánd, a village in Hungary

Music[link]

• Band, a company of musicians—see Musical ensemble
  • Rock band
  • Concert band
  • School band, a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together
  • Marching band, a group of performers that consist of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching (and possibly other movements) with their musical performance
• The Band, a Canadian-American rock and roll group
  • The Band (album), its eponymous album released in 1969

See also[link]

• All pages beginning with "Band"
• All pages with titles containing "Band"
• Banding (disambiguation)
• Drum and bugle corps (disambiguation)
• Stripe (disambiguation)

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Ivana Baquero
Born	Ivana Baquero Macías (1994-06-11) June 11, 1994 (age 18) Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2004–present
Parents	Ivan Baquero and Julia Macías

Ivana Baquero Macías (born June 11, 1994; Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish actress. At the age of 11, Baquero was chosen by director Guillermo del Toro to play the lead role of Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth, for which she won critical acclaim and the Goya Award for Best New Actress.

Early life[link]

Baquero attends school in her home town of Barcelona. She goes to the American School of Barcelona where she learned to speak fluent English, along with Spanish and Catalan.^[1]

Career[link]

Baquero acted a few small roles in a number of films before receiving great acclaim on Pan's Labyrinth. The most notable of these films is Fragile, in which she played a minor role alongside Calista Flockhart and Richard Roxburgh. She was in a number of other films including Romasanta and Rottweiler. She has also appeared on Spanish television on a few occasions.^[2]

From about 1000 young actresses, Baquero was picked to play the role of Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth in 2006. Guillermo Del Toro, the director of the film, said that when he first saw her with her curly hair and deep dark eyes, he knew instantly that she was perfect for the role. The role of Ofelia was originally intended for a girl of the age of 8, but the script was altered to accommodate Baquero, who was 11 at the time.

The Anarchist's Wife is one of Baquero's latest films, set in the unsettled time of the Civil War in Spain. She plays the supporting role of Paloma, a 15-year-old girl. The film was released in 2008.^[3]

She has most recently played the title role in John Connolly's horror film, The New Daughter, with Kevin Costner; marking her first American role.^[4]

Awards[link]

• 2007: XXI Goya Award for Best Young Actress.
• 2007: Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
• 2007: Premio de la Unión de Actores for Best Young Actress.
• 2007: Turia Award for Best Supporting Role (Female).
• 2007: Premio ACE Best Performance by a Younger Actor.
• 2007: Imagen Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Ivana Baquero at the Internet Movie Database