Federico Fong

{{BLP sources|date=February 2011}} {{family name hatnote|Fong|Pharris|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Federico Fong | image = Federico_Fong.JPG | caption = | image_size = 150px | birth_name = Federico Vicente Fong Pharris | alias = | birth_date = 1967 | birth_place = San Rafael, California, U.S. | instrument = Bass, Piano | genre = Rock | occupation = Musician, producer | years_active = 1984–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = [http://www.labarranca.com.mx La Barranca official site] }}

'''Federico Vicente Fong Pharris''' (born 1967) simply known as '''Federico Fong''' is a musician and producer, member of several bands in Mexico and the United States; these include Hip Hop Hoodíos, Jaguares,<ref name="jag1">Kim, Jae-Ha (28 February 1997). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB422F2058AC150&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Year of the cat? Jaguares prowls U.S.], ''Chicago Sun-Times'' ("When that group disbanded Andre and Hernandez went on to form Jaguares which also includes guitarist Jose Manuel Aguilera and bassist Federico Fong")</ref> La Barranca, Caifanes,<ref name="caf1">Guzman, Isaac (25 January 2002). [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/01/25/2002-01-25_oys_in_the__hood_-_meet_the_.html OYS IN THE 'HOOD - MEET THE LATIN-JEWISH RAPPERS], ''Daily News (New York)'' ("...drummer Federico Fong, a former member of the celebrated Mexican band Caifanes.")</ref> and Fobia.

==Biography== Born in Northern California's Bay Area in 1967 to a Panamanian father of Chinese descent and an American mother, Fong relocated at a young age with his family to Mexico City where he has lived for the majority of his life.

He was a resident of Brooklyn, New York for a few years and then relocated to Mexico City to continue working mainly with band La Barranca.

==References== {{reflist}} {{Jaguares}}

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