Bardo Trujillo
Bardo Trujillo first experienced the rush of the rapport between the rock guitarist and the audience as a fourth grader, when he played The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin in the school talent show. He was hooked, and from there he took off on a lifelong career in music, receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in performance. He has played in over a dozen bands, with names like Traveler in Pain, Prince of Darkness, Especial, Bad Obsession, Malvado, and recorded several CDs. For over 20 years he has taught guitar at Cibola High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he has lead his students to a number of awards in district and state performance competition. Though not certified as a bilingual teacher, Bardo grew up in Taos, New Mexico, listening to his parents and relatives speaking Spanish in various cultural contexts. He is currently recapturing his Spanish and using it in his guitar classes, where he points out that the Spanish language and the guitar are a natural match.