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Javier Batiz, 80, Mexican rock pioneer and mentor to Carlos Santana, dies

The guitarist, band leader and music teacher lived on the street named after him in the Mexican border city of Tijuana

Javier Batiz, April 27, 2023 in Tijuana, Baja California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Mexican rock pioneer Javier Batiz has died at the age of 80. The longtime Tijuana resident is shown here at his home in the Mexican border city on April 27, 2023. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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"Once I heard the sound Javier had I knew," Carlos Santana recalled, "right then and there, this was what I would be and that this is all I would be."

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