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Manuel García (Arica, March 1, 1970) is a Folk, Pop Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist, is one of the most awarded Chilean musicians, including being twice awarded by de Chilean Government in 2008 and 2012.

Early life
He studied History and Geography Education at the University of Tarapacá in Arica, and moved to Santiago in 1994 to study guitar professional performing (interpretación superior en guitarra, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile with the also awarded 2004_Altazor_Awards. His professional career began in 1995, as one of the founders of the band Coré (which arise later members of Inti Illimani), he left Coré in 1998 to pursue his new band Mecanica Popular, mixing rock and trova.

Musical career
After be part of Coré, Manuel Garcia and Mario Villalobos joint to  Diego Álvarez and Marco Chávez to form Mecanica Popular, a band influenced by the Nueva_canción, trova,rock and even poetry. They edited 3 studio albums between 1999 and 2003, they are partially dissolved, and usually support Manuel Garcia on his performances.

Solo
Manuel was participating solo in different projects since 2003, like the documental movie about the life Argentinian Musician Atahualpa Yupanqui (2003). The same year was invited to open the festival Mercat de Música Viva de Vic in Barcelona, Spain. In 2005 release his first Album called ‘’’Panico’’’ (Panic), Christian Bravo y Diego Álvarez, two of the members of Mecanica Popular collaborate with him on this. The album has good reviews on the media

The second album ‘’’Tempera’’’ release in 2008 with a sound closer to trova, rock, and with stile references to Violeta Parra and Atahualpa Yupanqui His raw guitar remains occasionally Chinoy with who share stage in several occasions. . ‘’’S/T’’’ 2010 is his third album, with an electric sound (including guitar solos) show us the variety of influences, through an album simple and free of complex arrangement of the previous. ‘’’Acuario’’’ his last record surprise again with electronic sounds that sometimes remained us Gepe or Javiera Mena, ‘’’Acuario’’’ is a well accomplished twist on his style, without loose the hearth on the lyrics. All of his albums accomplished a ’’’disco de platino’’’ (Golden Record in English speaking country’s) more than 20.000 records sealled. Manuel Garcia is part of the line-up for the third edition of Lollapalooza Chile taking place in Santiago in April 2013.

Studio Albums

 * 2005 - Pánico
 * 2008 - Témpera
 * 2010 - S/T, (Altazor Awards Winer).


 * 2012 - Acuario

With Mario Rojas

 * 1997 - Musi-cachi-lena

DVD

 * 2011-En vivo (live on) Teatro Caupolicá

Con Mecánica Popular

 * 1999 - Mecánica Popular
 * 2000 - La casa de Asterión,( nominated [[Altazor Award)
 * 2003 - Fata Morgana
 * 2005 - En plena luz
 * 2009 - Mecanica Popular en vivo

other appearances

 * 2008 - Víctor Jara sinfónico (with Concepcion University Orchestra)
 * 2008 - eXile (Festival Mercat de música Viva de Vic, Barcelona)
 * 2010 - Música libre Los Bunkers

Soundtracks

 * Teather
 * 1998 - Fantasmas de fierro
 * 2003 - Las condenadas


 * Documentary
 * Roberto Parra
 * La cueca brava de Nano Núñez, documental de Mario Rojas sobre Los Chileneros.
 * La ciudad de los fotógrafos
 * Catalejo
 * Las horas del día
 * El mar mi alma