at age fourteen he began playing classical guitar in restaurants in oaxaca and caught the attention of german born guitarist wolfgang “lobo” fink of willie & lobo. at 17, he teamed up with fink to play venues in san miguel de allende, mexico. when fink returned to germany, gutiérrez went to mexico city to study jazz earning money by playing his guitar on city buses. the guitarist has played in south america and spain with ana gabriel, ricardo arjona, francisco cespedes, and pedro guerra. a virtuoso with the nylon string guitar and tres, gutiérrez has performed at the kennedy center, the mexican cultural institute of the mexican embassy in washington d.c. and to a crowd of 10,000 people at millennium park, chicago.gutierrez is recognized for his unique ability to connect with the audience and channeling a bit of the local energy into each performance.