Gustavo “Chacho” Schartz was born in Argentina, and started playing the guitar at the age of 9. The beginning of his musical path was the folk music of Argentina, enriched with his dad Jazz records, and Brazilian music. Gustavo spent the best part of 1997 in Havana, Cuba, right at the time of the Buena Vista Social Club first album debut. Then he traveled from Cuba to New York, where he performed, recorded and toured with many of the Cuban top musicians, such as David Oquendo, Paquito D’ Rivera, Candido Camero, José Fajardo, Pedrito Martinez and many more. Chacho is honored to be part of the BVSC musical.
