HERNAN SENRA, AKA CHINO SWINGSLIDE, WAS BORN IN BUENOS AIRES IN 1980. AT 18, HE TRAVELED TO EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME, ARRIVING IN BASEL (SWITZERLAND), WHERE HE ACQUIRED HIS FIRST DOBRO GUITAR AND GAVE HIS FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE. HE THEN TRAVELED ACROSS THE CONTINENT BY TRAIN, PERFORMING ON STREET CORNERS TO MAKE A LIVING. HE RETURNED TO ARGENTINA AND FORMED HIS FIRST BAND, DOWN HOME. EVENTUALLY, HE CROSSED THE OCEAN AGAIN TO SETTLE PERMANENTLY IN BARCELONA. IT WAS IN THIS CITY THAT HE BECAME A PROFESSIONAL AND LAUNCHED A MUSICAL CAREER THAT HAS SINCE SOLIDIFIED, LEADING HIM TO BE REGARDED AS A MASTER OF ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND COUNTRY BLUES, WHILE ALSO CONTINUING TO PERFORM IN AN ELECTRIC FORMAT WITH HIS BAND, THE BIG BEAT. CHINO REMAINS A BLUES GLOBETROTTER ACROSS EUROPE, A STRONG EXAMPLE OF AUTHENTICITY AND A FREE SPIRIT WITHIN THE EUROPEAN BLUES CIRCUIT.