José Luis Paredes Pacho (Mexico City, March 17, 1961) is a Mexican musician, researcher, writer and cultural advocate.

[6] In 1971 Paredes acted in the film as Pablito in "The Wrath of God" (MGM), directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Robert Mitchum and Rita Hayworth.

In 1985 he acted in "Manuscript found in Zaragoza" a piece with script of Juan Tovar based on the novel of Jan Potocki and directed by Ludwig Margules.

Some of those invited to the festival, and what in some cases made their first appearances in Mexico was in Radical Mestizo cycle are Ojos de Brujo,[9] Diego el Cigala, Sidestepper, Mouss et Hakim, Chano Domínguez, Goran Bregovic, Bomba Stereo, La 33,[11] Nortec and Seun Kuti,[12] among others.

Among the activities done that year, a workshop was held where the Balanic group of Goran Bregovic participated along with a traditional band of indigenous Oaxacan music.