He was born on January 31st, 1973 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He took classical trumpet lessons with Professor Pascual Mazzitelli (former member of the Teatro Colón Orchestra).
         Then he developed jazz improvisation as self-taught, and ever since 1992 he has been a player member of a number of jazz bands in different styles such as Traditional for the
Creole Jazz Band (1992-3) and the Bohemia Jazz Band (1994-5); Modern for the Overtime Quintet (1994) and the Mariano Tito Big Band (1994) among others. Additionally, he has participated in different musical groups, recordings and live presentations as well as on the radio and TV.
         Ever since 1997, Guillermo Perata has led the sextet
“Los Rolling Stompers” as cornet and trumpet player and has also made the musical
arrangements. “Los Rolling Stompers” have performed on the most important stages in Buenos Aires.
         In 1999 he formed
“The Two Trumpets Quartet” together with another important trumpetist, Valentín Garvie. In the same  year he became a player member of the “Orquesta Argentina de Jazz”.
         In July 2000 he took part in “
The 34th Montreaux Jazz Festival” as one of the principal soloists of “The Buenos Aires Jazz Orchestra”.
          Since 2000 he formed various groups such as "
Cafonium" (2000), "TGT" (2002) and "Red Hot Chilli Banjos" (2002).
        
In 2003 he moves to México and created a new jazz quartet with some of the best local musicians and other groups such as "Tijuana Trash" and "La Tricota del Ritmo" and took part in several projects by other musicians: "Israel Cupich Quintet", "Arte 01 Big Band", etc.  In 2005 he recreate "Los Rolling Stompers" in México and in 2006 "Paté de Fuá".
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