Flaco Jiménez

Acting
1939-03-11
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Biography

Flaco Jiménez was a Grammy Award winning singer known for Tex Mex and Tejano musical styles.

Known For & Full Filmography7 Titles

#1Saturday Night Live

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as Self (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ComedyNews

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

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#2Austin City Limits

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as Self

6.3 / 10
Documentary

Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.

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#3Chulas Fronteras

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.8 / 10
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A complex, insightful look at the Chicano experience as mirrored in the lives and music of the most acclaimed Norteño musicians of the Texas-Mexican border, including Flaco Jimenez and Lydia Mendoza. Video includes bonus feature, Del Mero Corazon.

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#4This Ain't No Mouse Music!

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m as Self

7.0 / 10
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Loving, music-filled tribute to Chris Strachwitz, guiding force behind legendary roots music label Arhoolie Records. With Ry Cooder, Clifton Chenier, Richard Thompson, Flaco Jiménez and a new generation of roots musicians.

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#5Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.8 / 10
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The story of Doug Sahm, the wild man musicians' musician and unsung hero of Texas music. A country music child prodigy and teenage rhythm & blues dynamo who caused a riot at his San Antonio high school, Sahm emerged as an international rock star leading the Sir Douglas Quintet. He landed in San Francisco just in time for the Summer of Love in 1967. He returned to Texas as the cowboy hippie rocker who built a burgeoning music scene in Austin in before forming the Tex-Mex supergroup The Texas Tornados. A kinetic, quirky character with a solid sense of place as well as an innate wanderlust, Doug Sahm’s story is the story of Texas music.

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#6Dwight Yoakam - Live from Austin TX

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m as himself

9.0 / 10
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Originally recorded on October 23, 1988 and edited for a 30-minute broadcast, Austin City Limits and New West Records have collaborated to release this sparkling performance given by Dwight and his early band, in its entirety. The audio has been re-mixed and re-mastered in stereo and 5.1 surround. Special guests include Buck Owens and Flaco Jimenez.

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#7Texas Tornados - Live From Austin Tx

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Music

The Texas Tornados brought their Tex-Mex sound to the Austin City Limits TV show in 1990. Now that performance is available on DVD. It features Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, Augie Meyers, and Flaco Jimenez at their best!

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