BTW, Carlos Santana who many people think is Puerto Rican was actually born in Mexico
in
Autlán de Navarro,
Jalisco, Mexico. He learned to play the violin at age five and the guitar at age eight under the tutelage of his father, a
mariachi musician. His younger brother,
Jorge Santana, would also become a professional guitarist. Young Carlos was heavily influenced by
Ritchie Valens at a time when there were very few Mexicans in American rock and pop music.