Martin Espino is a Mexican-American musician and composer of indigenous Yaqui and Tepehuano ancestry from Whittier, California.
[2] Espino spent over twenty five years researching prehispanic musical instruments and performed with many indigenous musicians from Mexico, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Espino's musical partner Christopher Garcia was asked to help perform the compositions with the symphony.
Other than his solo works, Espino has also composed for theater, video and television commercials.
Espino was also a contributing artist for the live-action film adaption of El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie.