Carlos García López

Carlos Alberto García López (9 September 1958 – 27 September 2014), better known as El Negro García López, was an Argentine guitarist and rock and roll musician, and one of the most influential instrumentalists of Argentine rock.

Alongside Patricia Sosa, he formed part of La Torre, one of the most popular rock bands in early 1980s Argentina. He would later form part of Charly García's ensemble, Los Enfermeros, before launching his own project, the García López Band, in 1992.

In 2012, García López was named the 12th most influential guitarist in Argentine rock by Rolling Stone magazine. He died in 2014 in a car accident on his way back to Buenos Aires from filming a music video.