Luis Díaz-Santana Garza studied a Bachelor of Music, a Master of Arts, and a PhD in History. He has conducted research on music from the Baroque period to the present, performing with original instruments such as the baroque guitar and the 19th-century Mexican seven-string guitar. A member of the National Research System, he is a full-time professor of guitar, baroque music, and Mexican music history at the Arts Department of Zacatecas Autonomous University. He has received several fellowships from CONACYT, CONACULTA, INBA, and PACMYC. His recordings include Mexican songs and dances of the 19th century, the opera San Francisco Xavier, and two records of Mexican music for guitar from the 19th century. He has published articles in 'Acta Musicologica, Diagonal', and 'Boletin Música of Casa de las Américas', and wrote the books 'Music Tradition in Zacatecas (1850-1930)', 'Transcription of Baroque Guitar Music', 'History of Mexican Norteño Music', 'A Dictionary of Popular Music', and 'Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto: Music, Tradition, and Culture at the U.S.-Mexico Border' (Lexington Books, 2021).
