Carlos Santana: movies and TV shows
Carlos Santana has 114 credits in the archive: 94 films and 20 TV series, from 1953 to 2025. Highest rated: Rockpalast (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2025 · busiest year: 2004 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music | Self | Film | 5.0 | 77 |
| 2024 | Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends | Self | TV | 8.5 | 76 |
| 2024 | Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023 | Self | Film | 8.0 | 76 |
| 2023 | Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity | TV | 8.6 | 75 | |
| 2023 | Carlos | Self | Film | 7.1 | 75 |
| 2023 | They All Came Out to Montreux | Self | Film | 7.0 | 75 |
| 2022 | The Torch | Self | Film | 8.0 | 74 |
| 2022 | McEnroe | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 74 |
| 2022 | Jose Feliciano: Behind This Guitar | Self | Film | 5.0 | 74 |
| 2021 | Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over | Self | Film | 6.5 | 73 |
| 2021 | Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres | Self | Film | 7.3 | 73 |
| 2021 | Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away | Film | 7.0 | 73 | |
| 2021 | A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2020 | Fandango at the Wall | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2019 | Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Self - Musician | Film | 7.1 | 71 |
| 2019 | Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation | Self | Film | 7.3 | 71 |
| 2019 | John Lee Hooker: The Boogie Man | Self | Film | — | 71 |
| 2017 | Monochrome: Black, White & Blue | Self | TV | — | 69 |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives | Self | Film | 6.7 | 69 |
| 2017 | Chasing Trane | Self - Musician | Film | 7.3 | 69 |
| 2017 | Dolores | Film | 6.0 | 69 | |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking | Self | TV | 7.8 | 68 |
| 2016 | Santana IV - Live At The House of Blues, Las Vegas | Himself | Film | 8.4 | 68 |
| 2016 | Santana: Down Under - Live in Australia | Himself | Film | — | 68 |
| 2015 | Santana - Montreux Jazz Festival 2015 | Film | 8.0 | 67 | |
| 2015 | Korla | self | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 2014 | Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2014 | Santana: Corazón Live from Mexico: Live It to Believe It | Self | Film | 6.2 | 66 |
| 2014 | Santana Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival 2014 | himself | Film | 8.0 | 66 |
| 2013 | PBS News Weekend | Self | TV | 5.0 | 65 |
| 2013 | Born In Chicago | Self | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 2013 | Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday | Self | Film | 8.0 | 65 |
| 2012 | B.B. King: The Life of Riley | Self | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 2012 | Beware of Mr. Baker | Self | Film | 7.5 | 64 |
| 2012 | Santana Live at Montreux 2011 | Self : Guitar | Film | — | 64 |
| 2012 | Santana Live at Montreux 2011 | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2012 | Santana Live at Montreux 2011 | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2012 | Santana Live at Montreux 2011 | Film | — | 64 | |
| 2011 | Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011 | self | Film | 7.8 | 63 |
| 2011 | Santana: Greatest Hits - Live at Montreux 2011 | Film | 7.8 | 63 | |
| 2011 | Santana & McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination - Live at Montreux | himself | Film | 6.8 | 63 |
| 2011 | The Santana Story: Angels and Demons | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 2009 | Rock Prophecies | Self | Film | 4.2 | 61 |
| 2009 | Woodstock: Untold Stories | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2009 | Santana - Viva Santana! | Himself | Film | — | 61 |
| 2009 | Peter Green: Man of the World | himself | Film | 6.0 | 61 |
| 2008 | Miles Davis: Kind of Blue | Self | Film | 3.8 | 60 |
| 2008 | Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Live At Montreux 2004 | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2008 | Buddy Guy: Live At Montreux 2004 | Film | — | 60 | |
| 2008 | Movin' on Up: The Music and Message of Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2006 | Herbie Hancock: Possibilities | Self | Film | 5.9 | 58 |
| 2005 | Rockpolitik | Self | TV | 8.0 | 57 |
| 2005 | Santana: In Concert | Self - Guitar, Vocals | Film | — | 57 |
| 2005 | Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics: Rockin' the Sixties | Film | 10.0 | 57 | |
| 2005 | The Five Keys to Mastery | Self | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 2004 | Bobby Parker: Live at Montreux 2004 | Film | — | 56 | |
| 2004 | Live Eighties | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2004 | The World of Nat King Cole | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2004 | Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival | Self | Film | 8.4 | 56 |
| 2004 | Larry presents: Best of The 80s | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2004 | Trey Anastasio: Live at the Warfield | Self - guitar, vocals | Film | — | 56 |
| 2004 | John Lee Hooker: Come and See About Me | Self | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 2004 | Miles Electric - A Different Kind of Blue | Self | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 2004 | Carlos Santana Presents: Blues at Montreux 2004 | Himself | Film | 6.9 | 56 |
| 2004 | Santana: Hymns for Peace - Live at Montreux | Film | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 2004 | Salif Keita: World Music Portrait | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2003 | Santana | Guitar / Vocals | Film | — | 55 |
| 2003 | Prachtig 80: Volume 1 | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 2003 | Santana: Special Edition EP | Self | Film | — | 55 |
| 2002 | Ultimate Albums | TV | — | 54 | |
| 2001 | Star Academy | Self | TV | 5.7 | 53 |
| 2001 | All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! | Self | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2001 | John Lee Hooker - That's My Story | Film | 5.4 | 53 | |
| 2001 | The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One | Self | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 2000 | Latin Grammy Awards | Self | TV | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | Santana - Live in Tokyo Supernatural Tour | himself | Film | — | 52 |
| 2000 | Santana: Supernatural Live | Self | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 2000 | Ricky Martin: One Night Only | Self | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 1997 | Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz | Self | Film | 7.2 | 49 |
| 1995 | Santana - Sacred Fire | Himself | Film | 8.5 | 47 |
| 1994 | Woodstock Diary | Self | Film | 8.5 | 46 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 44 | |
| 1992 | ECHO-Verleihung | Self | TV | — | 44 |
| 1991 | Santana - Rock in Rio | himself | Film | — | 43 |
| 1989 | Santana - Live Watsonville, CA. | himself | Film | — | 41 |
| 1988 | A Reggae Session | Self | Film | 8.0 | 40 |
| 1988 | Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival | Himself | Film | — | 40 |
| 1987 | La Bamba | Film | 7.3 | 39 | |
| 1987 | Santana: East Berlin 1987 | Himself | Film | — | 39 |
| 1987 | Santana: East Berlin 1987 | Film | — | 39 | |
| 1985 | Live Aid | Self | Film | 7.9 | 37 |
| 1982 | Heart & Santana - Concert for the Americas | Himself | Film | — | 34 |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? | Self | TV | 5.4 | 33 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1977 | Santana Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 15th, 1976 | guitar, percussion, backing vocals | Film | — | 29 |
| 1976 | The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1976 | Self | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1974 | Rockpalast | TV | 10.0 | 26 | |
| 1974 | American Music Awards | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 8.2 | 26 |
| 1974 | Santana | Film | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 1972 | Last Days at the Fillmore | Self - Performers(as Santana) | Film | 7.0 | 24 |
| 1971 | Soul to Soul | Self | Film | 7.3 | 23 |
| 1971 | Stamping Ground | Self - Santana | Film | 6.2 | 23 |
| 1970 | Woodstock | Self | Film | 7.5 | 22 |
| 1970 | Santana - Live at Tanglewood 1970 | guitar, vocals | Film | 8.0 | 22 |
| 1970 | San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog | Film | 10.0 | 22 | |
| 1969 | Got No Shoes, Got No Blues: the Texas International Pop Festival | Film | — | 21 | |
| 1963 | Viña del Mar International Song Festival | Self - Musical Guest | TV | 4.7 | 15 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 11 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 5 |
| Jeff Beck, Carlos Santana & Steve Lukather Live In Japan | Film | — | — | ||
| Tramaine Hawkins Live | Film | — | — |