Mexican rockers Cafe Tacuba are generally regarded as being at the forefront of the Rock En Espanol movement, alongside Mana, Aterciopelados, et al. However, there's considerably less of the pan-Latin rhythmic sensibility (and a greater eclecticism) …

Probably the biggest of the Rock en Espanol bands, Mexican group Mana has a long history. The core members started recording together under another name in the early 1980s, finally releasing the debut Mana album in 1988. Their sound mixes traditional…

In 1987 ex-Aparato Raro member Rodrigo Aboitiz ex-Paraiso Perdido member Andrs Bobe and ex-Nadie member Shia Arbulu formed a techno-pop ensemble called la Ley After issuing an EP Aboitiz and Arbulu left the band to get involved in different projects …

In the wake of the crossover mania that characterized the Latin music industry at the end of the 90s Ricky Martin Shakira Paulina Rubio Thala -- all of whom released English-language albums around this time came Juanes a Latin artist so great he didn…

One of the most gifted and accomplished -- and certainly one of the most respected -- artists in the Latin music sphere during the late 90s and into the next century Julieta Venegas enjoyed enormous acclaim during her run and though commercial succes…

The rap-metal band Molotov formed in 1995 in Mexico City comprising singerguitarist Tito Fuentes bassists Mickey Huidos Huidobro and Javier de la Cueva and a drummer known as La Quesadillera By 1996 Paco Ayala had replaced de la Cueva and Randy El Gr…

Formed in 1982, Soda Stereo rose from the wreckage of Argentina's brutal military regime to become a potent force within the Rock en Español movement. They arrived just as civilian rule was being restored in the country, and the public had barely beg…

An exceptionally well-regarded Spanish poprock band La Oreja de Van Gogh are also one of the most commercially successful with each of their albums selling around a million copies worldwide Driven by electric guitar and keyboard their music is easily…

The Rock en Espanol band Heroes del Silencio was formed in Zaragoza Spain during the mid-80s Comprised of singerguitarist Enrique Bunbury lead guitarist Juan Valdivia second guitarist Alan Boguslavsky bassist Joaquin Cardiel and drummer Pedro Andreu …

Chilean los Prisioneros became the most influential local band during the 1980s and one of the most popular Latin rock acts ever Singer and bassist Jorge Gonzlez guitarist Claudio Narea and drummer Miguel Tapia decided to start their own band while s…

Formed in the early 90s Elefante had the opportunity to play for a major audience in 2000 while opening for Joaqun Sabina at Mexico Citys Auditorio Nacional A year later the band represented Mexico in Via del Mar the most popular Chilean festival wit…

Mexican alternative poprock band Zurdok was formed in 1994 after friends Jorge Saenz and David Izquierdo decided to create a new project named Movimiento Zurdok After moving to Mexico City and winning a local contest known as La Batalla de las Bandas…

The Latin techno-pop group Moenia comprised vocalist Juan Carlos Lozano keyboardist Jorge Soto and keyboardistprogrammer Alexander Midi Ortega The Mexican trios self-titled debut LP appeared on Universal Latin in 1997 a collection of remixes followed…

The Latin rock group Jarabe de Palo strictly translated as wood syrup in English was formed in Barcelona in the early 90s by vocalist and guitarist Pau Dons with guitarist Jordi Mena drummer Alex Tenas percussionist Dani Forcada and bassist Joan Gen …

Mexican Aleks Syntek was born in Mrida in September 29 of 1969 This talented musician has been involved in many different projects such as advertisement TV shows and movies By the late 80s Syntek along with two friends decided to form an alternative …

Spanish poprock foursome Hombres G was formed by ex-los Residuos guitarist Daniel Mezquita drummer Javier Molina and singerbassist David Summers soon joined by guitarist Rafael Gutierrez The bands name was based on an American movie called G-Men Homb…

The founding members of Aterciopelados, Andrea Echeverri and Hector Buitrago, originally teamed up in Bogota, Colombia, in 1990 as Delia Y Los Aminoacidos. Buitrago came from a hardcore rock background, heading a group called La Pesitilencia, while E…

Mexican singersongwriter Ely Guerra debuted locally in 1992 with the release of a self-titled album Graduating from Washingtons Evergreen State College her Latin alternative poprock style failed to achieve good reviews However she moved to London to …