Chingon is a Mexican rock band based in Austin, Texas and started by director Robert Rodríguez 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.
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, the collaboration with Quentin Tarantino called 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's name comes from a Mexican slang term, chingón, meaning "badass."
Discography
Albums
- Mexican Spaghetti Western (2004)
Soundtracks
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico Soundtrack (2003)
- Mexico and Mariachis (2004)
- Kill Bill Vol. 2 Soundtrack (2004)
- Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007)
External links
| Films of Robert Rodriguez | |
|---|---|
| Mexico Trilogy | El Mariachi (1992) • Desperado (1995) • Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) |
| Spy Kids trilogy | Spy Kids (2001) • Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) • Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) |
| Sin City | Sin City (2005) • Sin City 2 (in development) |
| Other films | Bedhead (1991) • Roadracers (1994) • Four Rooms (1995) • From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) • The Faculty (1998) • The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D (2005) • Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007) • Machete (2007) • Barbarella (in development) • |
| Other works | Rebel Without a Crew (1995 autobiography) • Chingon (band) |
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