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Luis had an interest for music early in his life. At age 8 he asked his parents if he could take guitar lessons. His father, being a huge proponent of music, and a musician himself was glad to appease. He played guitar as a child but never thought much of it. When he was 13, some friends presented the idea of starting a band. Although that project never materialized, the seed was planted and Luis went on to form a band of his own.

As the years passed, Luis played at various levels in and around South Florida, always working on his craft, and shaping his playing style. In college, he was trained in Jazz guitar, and Classical guitar, but it was not until he labored playing through long late night hours in smoky nightclubs that he started developing his bluesy rock style of play.

During the late eighties, he tried something completely different, and recorded and released some of his own original works fusing his guitar style with a European techno sound. The projects were New Religion on Hot records, and Urohauz on Profile Records which would show up on the Billboard charts. Shortly after, he seized the opportunity to go on a South American tour with Maria Conchita Alonso, which led to his touring with Ricky Martin. This was a great experience as Luis was able to play very respectable venues such as Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas, Venezuela, and the Bellas Artes Theater in San Juan Puerto Rico. Also notable were Latin television appearances with Franco de Vita, Miguel Mateos, Eduardo Paloma, Ednita Nazario, and Ricardo Montaner, just to name a few. Luis was the featured guitar player in Maria Conchita's 1992 album release, "En Vivo", a live concert recorded in Mexico City.

After touring South America and the Caribbean Luis went back to his roots, and wrote a collection of songs that were more in line with his playing style. He started a band called Cruz Azul and played in the S. Florida new music scene. He then took some time to address other aspects of his life, and would do local gigs here and there. Recently Richie Goldman asked him if he would like to join the band Lil’ Aaron and the Old Guys (as an old guy), and Luis was thrilled about it. It was time to come out of his hiatus.

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