Gabriela Quintero of Rodrigo and Gabriela

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Gabriela Quintero is one half of the Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo and Gabriela. She plays the rhythm guitar. She is vegan and supports animal rights.

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Mexican guitar duo blends jazz chops with rock flash – Pittsburgh Post Gazette Interview with Rodrigo y Gabriella

But there was a time not so long ago when the pair were closer to Ozzy and Sharon than Ozzie and Harriet, although they’ve always just been good friends and never romantic partners. In the Mexico City “community of rockers,” they met in the Casa De Cultura run by Rodrigo’s brother. They were teenage metalheads — Gabriela had been in three all-female bands before joining Rodrigo in thrashers Tierra Acida (Acid Earth) — practicing like fiends up to five hours a day while working day jobs and playing clubs at night, which weren’t very welcoming, according to Mr. Sanchez.

“Metal is very big for international bands like Metallica, who can play stadiums there. But for the locals, it’s not very big. There aren’t many known metal bands.”

Although Tierra Acida recorded an album, the group never signed a record contract, and the pair tired of the routine. On a tip from a friend, they landed in Dublin and earned their living busking on the streets, from the boulevards of sunny Barcelona (where clubs assumed they were a mariachi act) to the freezing climes of Copenhagen. A support slot offer from Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice (once a fellow busker) brought them the attention to release the “Re-Foc” and “Live in Manchester and Dublin” albums, which propelled them onto the circuit of world music festivals.MORE

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Wiki sez: Rodrigo and Gabriela

The duo met in Mexico City while playing in a thrash metal band called "Tierra Ácida." Growing frustrated with the limited scope of the domestic music scene, they moved to Europe, where they met considerable acclaim.

They took up residence in Dublin, Ireland, after hearing it was particularly welcoming to travelling musicians. Playing live gigs in various pubsand busking on Grafton Street and Temple Bar allowed them to practice their sound. They received their break when Damien Riceapproached them to provide the support for the Irish music festival Oxegen. In 2005, they toured extensively in festivals around the United Kingdom and beyond.

The duo has released six albums - Foc, re-Foc, Live in Manchester and Dublin, the self-titled album Rodrigo y Gabriela, Live in Japan, and11:11.

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On January 20, 2011, Rodrigo y Gabriela entered the studio with Hans Zimmer to write and record sessions of the score from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. ^[11] It was announced on February 22, 2011, that the soundtrack would be released on May 17, 2011, three days before the film's general release. ^[12]

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Gabriela solo before Savitri

Gabriela Quintero of Rodrigo y Gabriela shows her skills on a solo before the song Savitri during RyG's March 23rd performance at the Grammy Theater

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The Musical Migration of Rodrigo y Gabriela Interview with Gabriela

What influenced your decision to come here?
We just wanted to come to Europe, to travel the world, we were not looking for a job. We come from a middle-class background in Mexico, so when we quit the metal band, we just went to the beach. Then we found a really good way to make a living by playing music at hotels. We were sorted and we got paid properly, but we wanted something else. So we decided to travel to Europe, but the package trips they sell in Mexico are always to England, France, and other places. We didn’t want to see the Eiffel Tower, we wanted to do something outrageous, like maybe live in Poland, but we ended up in Ireland! It was definitely the right decision in the end.
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