Rodrigo Sanchez

About

Mexican musician better known as one half of the duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, with his musical partner Gabriela Quintero. The duo has been making music since the late 1990's, releasing their latest in 2023. Their Facebook page has over 400,000 followers

Before Fame

In the early 1990s, he formed a heavy metal band called Tierra Ácida (Acid Land) with his brother. Gabriela joined them in 1993 as the group's guitarist. In 1997, he and Gabriela started their own band, playing in beach-side bars in Ixtapa. They moved to Dublin, Ireland in 1999 after becoming frustrated with the Mexican rock scene. It wasn't until 2006 with their album, Rodrigo y Gabriela, that their music became more known, entering the Irish Albums Chart at #1 beating Arctic Monkeys and Johnny Cash.

Trivia

Their song "Tamacun" was featured in the pilot episode of AMC's Breaking Bad in January 2008. They were also featured on MTV, which gave them a huge boost in popularity in the United States. They toured in Australia and Japan in 2025 for In Between Thoughts...A New World, their sixth studio album which was released on April 21, 2023.

Family Life

He grew up in a middle-class family in Mexico City. He met Gabriela met the age of 15 in Mexico City, and the two bonded over their interest in music and soon began dating. He dated Gabriela for several years before they ended their romantic relationship in 2012.

Associated With

The duo had their national American TV debut on Late Show with David Letterman on December 18, 2006, performing "Diablo Rojo".