Louie Pérez

Louis Frausto Pérez Jr

Born	(1953-01-29) January 29, 1953 Los Angeles, California
Occupation	American musician and songwriter
Spouse(s)	Mary Savaglio Perez
Children	Louis Perez III, John Perez, Matthew Perez
Website	loslobos.org latinplayboys.org

Louie Pérez (born January 29, 1953) is an American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist for Los Lobos^[1] and Latin Playboys.^[2]

Pérez started with Los Lobos playing primarily jarana (a small Mexican guitar) and singing. He is one of the founding members of Los Lobos, established in 1973. As Los Lobos ventured into Norteño music and rock, Pérez became the drummer, first with just a snare drum. In 1990, Victor Bisetti was hired to be a combination drum tech, drum coach and percussionist. As time went on, Bisetti took a more active role as drummer, allowing Pérez to move back to the front of the stage and start playing guitar. Bisetti was replaced in 2003 by Ruben (Cougar) Estrada. Estrada was replaced by Enrique "Bugs" Gonzalez in 2013.

Pérez continues to be Los Lobos' primary lyricist. He also paints in his free time and has been the art director and artistic supervisor on many of Los Lobos' albums.

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Los Lobos". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
↑ Unterberger, Richie. "Biography: Latin Playboys". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

Los Lobos

David Hidalgo Louie Pérez Cesar Rosas Conrad Lozano Steve Berlin

Studio albums	Si Se Puede!, 1976 Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles, 1978 ...And a Time to Dance EP, 1983 How Will the Wolf Survive?, 1984 By the Light of the Moon, 1987 La Pistola y el Corazón, 1988 The Neighborhood, 1990 Kiko, 1992 Papa's Dream, 1995 Colossal Head, 1996 This Time, 1999 Good Morning Aztlán, 2002 The Ride, 2004 Ride This – The Covers EP, 2004 The Town and the City, 2006 Los Lobos Goes Disney, 2009 Tin Can Trust, 2010 Gates of Gold, 2015

Live albums	Live at the Fillmore, 2005 Acoustic en Vivo, 2005 Disconnected in New York City, 2013

Compilations	Just Another Band from East L.A. – A Collection, 1993 El Cancionero Mas y Mas, 2000 (boxed set) Wolf Tracks – Best of Los Lobos, 2006

Singles	"Will the Wolf Survive" "La Bamba"

Related articles	Lalo Guerrero Los Super Seven Los Super Seven (album) Canto (Los Super Seven album)

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