Notable Hispanic Santana

1. Carlos Santana Emily Laupp 4thhour

2. Basic Facts Born July 20th 1947 Autlan de Navarro, Mexico Guitarist

3. Interesting Life In very popular band (Santana Blues Band) Project won 8 Grammys that he worked on with other popular stars Learned at age 8 Played at night clubs at age 11

4. Being a Role Model -Some may see Santana as a role model because: -Mexican Values: Family, Friendship, Humor, Honesty, Hard Work, Personal Honor -Has Pride, Artistry ,and Culture -Practiced Hard from young age -Tried other Instruments -Followed in his families footsteps but was his own person

5. Mistakes and Bad Decisions When Santana’s family moved to San Francisco he did not want to leave Tijuana (where he played guitar) He the ran away from his family and new home back to Tijuana and began to play again His brother came to retrieve him and he ended up back in San Francisco Then went to Mission High School and learned English

6. Made the World a Better Place Santana made the world a better place by: Keeping his Mexican values Finding a spiritual path Not wanting to get involved in bad things that other celebrities got into. And his music!

7. He Will Be Remembered Santana will be remembered for all of his music such as: Spanish cultural Music Supernatural album Santana Album Was put into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

8. Influenced By…… B.B King- Blues Guitarist John Lee Hooker- Blues song artist Jimi Hendrix- Considered to be the Greatest Electric guitar player.

9. Reflection Carlos Santana showed me how to put culture into your job or career That there are many different ways to express culture or your background That it can be good and interesting to find out your heritage After researching Santana I would like to find out more on my own background

10. Sources http://www.santana.com/tour/default.aspx http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/chh/bio/santana_c.htm http://www.santana.com/ http://www.santana.com/Photos