He is known affectionately as "El Flaco", or "The Skinny One".

BBC: Capriles in Caracas, 7 April 2013

Bringing together a stable of musicians as good as any band Cooder has assembled, My Name Is Buddy finds him reuniting with accordion master Flaco Jimenez, as well as soul singers Terry Evans and Bobby King.

NPR: A Dustbowl Lament from an American Chameleon

They can pay a few dollars to listen to, say, Flaco Jimenez, a frenetic and brilliant San Antonio accordionist, or slip next door to catch Mitch Watkins, a hometown guitar legend, or mooch even further down Sixth Street to catch a promising young funk band.

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