Welcome to Milagro Texas Band

The Band

Victor Magana - Guitar/Vocals

Victor Magaña is a Fort Worth-based Latin/Blues Rock guitarist, Magaña is best known for his unique brand of Latin-infused jazz-rock. He began his musical Journey in 1982 at age 12, after his mother brought his older sister a guitar back from one of their many family trips to Michoacan, Mx. He began to play guitar and take jazz lessons from Billy Lutrell at B&D Music in South Fort Worth and was heavily influenced by Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix. Magaña has played with many bands in the DFW area since the late 80s, he is currently the lead guitarist and co-founder of Milagro Texas, a Santana Tribute hailing from Fort Worth, Texas. Milagro Texas aims to captivate audiences with the very best renditions of Carlos Santana, and hopefully one day, even impress the master himself.

Carl Gomez - Lead Vocals

Carl is a seasoned vocalist from Dallas, Texas, began his musical journey at the tender age of six, performing in various school plays and theater productions. Growing up in a musically inclined household, he honed his skills in multiple instruments, focusing on the alto saxophone at 14, which he played professionally, providing lead and backup vocals while touring the United States with numerous Tejano bands for 20 years. In 2006, he co-founded Grupo Sueno, releasing their debut CD in 2009, earning a Tejano Music Award for Most Promising Band. After retiring from Tejano music in 2010, he performed with top 40 acts in Texas, Oklahoma, and southern states, averaging 200 dates annually. Following a hiatus due to Covid in 2020, Carl is eager to return to the stage with Milagro Texas, delivering the ultimate Santana experience. With a career spanning countless performances, Carl prioritizes his faith, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to pursue his passion. GOD FIRST!

Mike Castillo - Bass/Vocals

Born and raised on the Southside of Fort Worth, Texas. Mike's love for music started at the early age of seven due to the fact that he grew up living next door to his grandfather who was musically inclined. He would sit and watch his grandfather, along with a few of his aunts, play different types of instruments and play different genres of music ranging from classical music, jazz, country, and early rock and roll. He later found out that he had a talent for playing music and learned very quickly that he could play just about any instrument he picked up. But it wasn’t until the age of twelve that he developed a strong passion for the guitar. His great grandfather had purchased him a guitar from Mexico that had been put away in a closet but was soon found and reunited with Mike. In the years to come Mike would finally form a rock band with some childhood friends where he then switched to playing the bass guitar thumping out some tunes from bands that included Santana, Journey, and Jimmi Hendrix. Mike would later start performing at gigs with a variety of different bands around the Dallas/Fort Worth area which included a wide genre of music from rock, blues, country, gospel, and heavy metal. At the present time, Mike was invited to join the musical group Milagro Texas and has strived to play the music of Carlos Santana to the best of his ability in order to pay tribute to Carlos and also to give the fans of his music an experience as if they were listening to the legend himself.

Tony Ybarra - Drums/Vocals

Tony T.Y. Ybarra was born in San Antonio Tx. At age 8 his interest in percussion instruments became clear and thus started his career in music playing drums with his cousins in South Tx. His first Santana experience began after he moved to Ft Worth Tx in 1978 playing timbales with "Blue Steel", a local band of high school kids in love with the Santana sound. After graduating high school, he moved back from the timbales to a full drum kit. Along with that he also changed music genres by going into the Tejano genre. From 1981 to 2005, he was able to tour across the U.S. and Mexico and record several albums with many of the major Tejano artists of that era. After a two year break he returned to the industry in 2008 continuing to tour and record until 2023 when he got the call to join an up and coming Santana tribute band called "Milagro Texas". In this band, each and every member is seasoned, experienced and all dedicated musicians. This group of musicians live and breathe the Santana sound, therefore, delivering the most professional and precise tribute to the legend "Carlos Santana" at each and everyone of their live performances. Milagro Texas is the full circle for Tony T.Y. Ybarra.

George Cortez - Congas/Timbales/Vocals

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas on February 22nd, George has been playing percussion for over 5 decades. A self-taught percussionist who credits his older brothers for introducing him to the Conga, Bongo and Timbales, George has played in numerous Bands throughout the DFW area.

Along with being introduced to the drums, his brothers also brought the sound of Santana into his life at an early age. “Listening to and playing along to Santana music was an everyday thing at home, and still is Today.” George recalls seeing his first Santana concert vividly. “My first concert was in 1976 in Austin, Texas, the Amigos tour at Sunday Break a Rock Festival. “I was hooked onto the rhythm section”. “Santana has always had the greatest rhythm players: Chepito, Orestes Vilatô, Armando Peraza, Karl Perazzo, Mingo Lewis, and the great Raul Rekow”. “I’m the happiest when I’m playing Santana music. I feel I’m playing homage to Carlos Santana and to Raul Rekow. "I enjoy sharing the Santana experience – for the love of music.”

Richard Perez - Piano, Organ

Richard Perez is Keyboard player from Northside Fort Worth near the world famous Billy Bob’s Texas in the Historic Stockyards. Born and bred in the great state of Texas, Richard has played in numerous bands over the years with styles in Jazz, Rock, and Blues. Like many in the Milagro Texas band, Richard sees the music of Carlos Santana as part of his roots. “It’s an honor to learn and play the keyboard parts of these iconic songs loved by so many.” Richard continues to study the great keyboard styles of Santana Keyboardists Greg Rollie, Tom Coster, Chester Thompson and David K. Mathews. Richard is also a Multimedia/Music instructor and you can catch him teaching his passions at Artes de la Rosa(Rose Marine Theater) and Funkytown Music Academy in Fort Worth Texas.

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