Shawn Brooks Kiehne (born July 3, 1976) is an American New Mexico musician from Los Lunas, New Mexico, he is best known by his Norteño stagename El Gringo, he also performs country music under the name Shawn Brooks. Kiehne, who is of German heritage, was born in Los Lunas and graduated from Los Lunas High School. Kiehne learned Spanish working at his family's ranch in the El Paso, Texas area. In 2003 he began writing songs in the language. In 2005 he won second place in El Gigante de Mañana and his first album, Algo Secuedió, was released later the same year. References 1976 births American country guitarists American male guitarists Living people American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters American performers of Latin music American people of German descent American ranchera singers Rock en Español musicians Songwriters from New Mexico Singers from New Mexico New Mexico music artists People from Los Lunas, New Mexico Spanish-language singers of the United States Guitarists from New Mexico 21st-century American singers 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male singers