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Omar Rodríguez-López
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American musician and record producer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Hunters in High Heels
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Film & TV
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López (born September 1, 1975) is an American guitarist, songwriter, producer and filmmaker. He is known for being the guitarist, songwriter and band-leader of the Mars Volta from 2001 until their breakup in 2012, and is the guitarist for the alternative rock groups At the Drive-In, Antemasque and Bosnian Rainbows. He was also the bassist for the dub band De Facto. He has…
Known for
- Omar and Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird — Self2024
- The Mars Volta Live in Brazil — Self2023
- At the Drive-In - Live at Lollapalooza 2012 — Self2012
- The Sentimental Engine Slayer — Barlam2010
- Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group - Work In Progress Live In LA — Self2010
- Coachella — Self - The Mars Volta2006
- At the Drive-In: This Station Is Non-Operational — Self2005
- The Mars Volta - Live at the Electric Ballroom2003
- The Mars Volta - Live at Lowlands Festival 2003
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1975-09-01
Discography
- A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume One2004
- Omar Rodriguez2005
- Se dice bisonte, no búfalo2007
- Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far)2007
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Jeremy Michael Ward2008
- Minor Cuts and Scrapes in the Bushes Ahead2008
- Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus2008
- Old Money2008
- Despair2009
- Megaritual2009
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 81,129
- Total plays
- 1,341,416
Tags
Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López grew up in El Paso, Texas, but spent some of his childhood in South Carolina. He started his music career at 15 years of age when he became the singer for the El Paso hardcore band, Startled Calf, from 1990 to 1992. It was during this time that Rodríguez-López met Cedric Bixler-Zavala while practicing with friend Paul Hinojos. Since then Rodríguez-López has spent most of his career living and working with his close friend Bixler-Zavala. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfredo
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bayamón
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- progressive rock
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Stones Throw Records
- Official website
- www.myspace.com/omarrodriguezlopezquintet
- Image
- Omar Rodríguez-López - Le Butcherettes.jpg
- Residence
- El Paso
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- Omar Rodríguez-López
- date of birth
- 1975-09-01
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- member of
- De Facto
- birth name
- Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López
- social media followers
- 1152
- relative
- Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez
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