In 2001 three Mexican guitarists –Mauricio González, Rodrigo Herrera and Josué Gutiérrez- formed the Trio Nahual after having different cultural backgrounds and being united by the same musical education in the University of Veracruz, Mexico.
Moving to Italy allowed them to proceed with guitar and chamber music studies under the chair of the Maestro Paolo Pegoraro and the Maestro Stefano Viola at the “Francisco Tárrega” Guitar Academy of Pordenone. They also achieved the Diploma with the highest grades at the “A. Steffani” Conservatory of Castelfranco Veneto and the II Level Academic Degree in Music Disciplines at the “J. Tomadini” Conservatory of Udine.
In 2007 the “Francisco Tárrega” Guitar Academy granted the Trio with the Merit Diploma. Furthermore, with their participation at the music courses imparted by Mo Oscar Ghiglia at the Chigiana Academy of Siena, they received the Merit Diploma, as well as the “C. Corsini & F. Basacca” Special Award assigned by the Rotary Club of Siena.
They have attended several chamber music courses, seminars, workshops and masterclasses imparted by Giampaolo Bandini, Filippo Faes, Eduardo Fernandez, Oscar Ghiglia, Ilario Gregoletto, Stefano Grondona, Tilman Hoppstock, Carlo Marchione, Pablo Marquez, Christine Meyr, Alberto Ponce, Marco Socias, Pavel Steidl and Carles Trepat.
A mutual understanding and a wholehearted sense of teamwork distinguish Trio Nahual’s numerous concerts throughout Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Mexico, within notorious international guitar festivals and chamber music seasons. Moreover, the trio has received prizes and recognitions from national and international guitar and chamber music competitions, such as:
1st Prize, with a Special Mention of the Jury and the Audience’s Special Prize at the III Giovani Concertisti Selection of Parma in 2002;
1st Prize at the “S. Salmaso” International Guitar Competition of Viareggio in 2002;
1st Classified at the “G. Rospigliosi” National Chamber Music Competition of Lamporecchio in 2003;
1st Prize at the International Guitar Competition at Voghera in 2003;
1st Prize at the National Guitar Competition at Mondovì in 2004;
1st Prize “E. Mercatalli” at the “Città di Gorizia” European Competition in 2004;
1st Prize “E. Mercatalli” at the “Città di Gorizia” European Competition in 2007;
1st Absolute Prize at the “G. Rospigliosi” National Chamber Music Competition in 2009;
1st Absolute Prize at the “G. Rospigliosi” National Guitar Competition in 2009;
1st Absolute Prize at the “Città di Piove di Sacco” National Chamber Music Competition in 2009;
1st Absolute Prize of the “Città di Piove di Sacco” National Music Performance Competition in 2009.
The Trio had participated in two recordings: the CD Percorsi (April, 2003), with other members of the “F. Tárrega” Academy, and Fonocromie (April, 2007), a monographic CD of guitar compositions by Marco de Biasi. And finally, in July 2009 the Trio has recorded his first recital CD.
The Trio has collaborated with other ensembles such as the Bohemian Guitar Orchestra and the HexacordEnsemble, as well as the Italian tenor Roberto Cozzarin, guitarist Alberto Spada and with the Maestro Paolo Pegoraro at the Leo Brower Tribute Concert in Czech Republic during the Mikulov Guitar Festival in 2008.
In November 2008, at the XIII Friuli Venezia Giulia International Guitar Festival, the Trio together with the Accademia Musicale Naonis Orchestra performed the world premiere of Marco de Biasi’s Concerto for three guitars and orchestra, directed by the Maestro Alberto Pollesel.

The three members of the group play with Austrian Luthier Bernd Holzgruber’s guitars.