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Oscar Lopez

Oscar Lopez, born in 1953 in Santiago, Chile, is a Chilean-Canadian guitarist known for blending Latin and jazz styles. He moved to Canada in 1978 and initially performed as an electric guitarist before transitioning to Latin-style acoustic guitar. His debut album Hola (1989) was released. In 1990, he met singer-songwriter James Keelaghan, leading to collaborations including the Juno Award-nominated albums Compadres (1997) and ¿Buddy Where You Been? (2007). Lopez signed with Narada Records in 1997 and released notable albums such as Armando's Fire (2000), for which he won a Juno ...