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Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana.

Carlos Santana was born on July 20, 1947 in Autlan de Navarro in Jalisco, Mexico.

Carlos Santana learned to play the violin at age five and the guitar at age eight, under the tutelage of his father, who was a mariachi musician.

In October 1966, Carlos Santana started the Santana Blues Band and by  1968, the band had begun to incorporate different types of influences into their electric blues.

Carlos Santana’s Santana Blues Band was signed by Columbia Records which shortened its name to simply “Santana” and it went into the studio to record its first album in January 1969, finally laying down tracks in May that became its first album.

Carlos Santana married Deborah King (Deborah Santana), daughter of blues musician Saunders King, in 1973 and they have three children; Salvador, Stella and Angelica Santana.

Meet Salvador Santana, Stella Santana, And Angelica Santana

Salvador Santana, born on May 22, 1983 in San Francisco, California is a singer, spoken word artist, songwriter, and composer.

Stella Santana is a vocalist and songwriter whose R&B style is informed by hip-hop and house.

Angelica Santana is a producer, known for Dolores (2017) and Road to Ingwavuma (2008).