Luis Gerardo Garza Cisneros (born September 19, 1979 in Monterrey, Nuevo Le… Read Full Bio ↴Luis Gerardo Garza Cisneros (born September 19, 1979 in Monterrey, Nuevo León), better known as his stage name Chetes is a mexican rock musician, being popular for being the leader of the influential rock bands Zurdok, Vaquero and eventually, a solo career.

Chetes grew up in Monterrey. His father was a founding member of the rock band Los Rockets, which got Chetes into music. At age 7, he learned classic guitar, and used to like artists like Beatles and the Beach Boys. When MTV arrived into the city, Chetes got excited about rock music so he learned about guitar distortion.

Chetes then joined the band Zurdok in 1993, that was formed then by Fletch Sáenz and David Izquierdo. The band recived a recording contract to Discos Manicomio, when he was only 16. With Zurdok, Garza recorded 3 albums: Antena, Hombre Sintetizador and Maquillaje. In 2002, Zurdok disbanded due to artistical differences and Chetes took a break. In 2005, Zurdok bandmate Maurizio Terracina and Garza made new project band along Rodrigo Guardiola called Vaquero, with all their songs in English. Vaquero is now in hiatus and it is uncertain whether they will record a sequel to their debut eponymous album.

Chetes had already materials for the recording. "Que me maten" and "Poco a Poco" were written during the Vaquero era, but they coud not fit into the band's style. He sent demos and Ken Coomer, ex-drummer of Wilco and Uncle Tupelo got hooked about Chetes's sounds and decided to be the producer of the album. Garza stayed in Nashville for october 2005, recording and writing songs with Coomer and his engineer, Charlie Brocco. These songs were recorded in track and had no electronic instrumentation, with heavy influences from The Beatles and The Beach Boys.

In May 2006, Blanco Fácil, the title of the album, was released. So far, it has sold nearly 50,000 copies, the benchmark for being certified gold in Mexico. The first single of his album "Blanco Fácil", the song "Completamente", led to a 2006 Latin Grammy nomination for best rock song, some heavy iTunes Latino promotion, and a much-played video that features a bundled-up Garza singing his way down the streets of Beijing. The second single is "Poco a poco" and there is a scheduelded third single "Que me maten".

Chetes also collaborated with Amaral in the cover of Miguel Bose's song "Si tu No Vuelves" for the soundtrack of the movie Efectos Secundarios and with Emmanuel del Real with the song "16 de Febrero" for the movie "Fuera del Cielo".

In late August 2007, he finished recording his 2nd solo album, which is suposed to come out at the end of the year.

Sobrenatural
Chetes Lyrics

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Yo no creo en magia,
no creo en lo paranormal,
lo que damos por hecho
a veces no es realidad,
al final...

¿quién es yo?
¿quién es tu?

lo que hay en común
nada sobrenatural

Yo no creo en fantasmas
no creo en el más allá
sólo creo lo que veo
¿En qué mas puedo confiar?
al final...

¿quién es yo?
¿quién es tu?
lo que hay en común
nada sobrenatural...

¿quién eres tu?
¿qué soy yo?
lo que hay entre los dos
nada sobrenatural...

aaaay, yo no creo esos cuentos
aayyy, no creo. ¡no!

Nada sobrenatural.
¿quién es yo?
¿quién es tu?

lo que hay en común
nada sobrenatural.

Overall Meaning

In Chetes's song Sobrenatural, the lyrics are a reflection on the skepticism towards supernatural beliefs. Chetes expresses his disbelief in magic, paranormal events, and ghosts. He emphasizes that often what we take for granted as reality, may not be real after all. Hence, Chetes questions the notion of what is considered supernatural and seeks to find common ground or rational explanations for everything that happens in life.

The chorus of the song poses a question, "who are you?" and "who am I?" and highlights that there is nothing supernatural that draws people together - It's just the commonalities between us. Chetes emphasizes that he only believes in what he sees and experiences in his daily life. He considers it as the only thing he can trust.

Overall, the song is a strong commentary on the existence of supernatural events and beliefs, and how we perceive them as real. Chetes's lyrics are an ode to rationality and being grounded in reality, despite the allure of the unexplainable.

Line by Line Meaning

Yo no creo en magia,
I do not believe in magic,

no creo en lo paranormal,
I do not believe in the paranormal,

lo que damos por hecho
What we assume,

a veces no es realidad,
Sometimes is not reality,

al final...
In the end...

¿quién es yo?
Who am I?

¿quién es tu?
Who are you?

lo que hay en común
What we have in common

nada sobrenatural
Nothing supernatural

Yo no creo en fantasmas
I do not believe in ghosts

no creo en el más allá
I do not believe in the afterlife