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 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…

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…

b. 18 December 1968, Madrid, Spain. Balladeer and pop singer Alejandro Sanz began recording for WEA Latina in 1991 with Viviendo Deprisa. His fourth long player, 1997's Más, emerged as the success story of 1997 in Spain. Indeed, the album is widely a…

Former drummer Eva Amaral and ex-Dias de Vino y Rosas Juan Aguirre met in their native Zaragoza before moving to Madrid in 1997 making a self-titled debut album that featured their first hit single Rosita Combining Latin rhythms and rock Amaral retur…

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) …

This photogenic Colombian singer began her recording career at the tender age of 13. It wasn't long before her eclectic brand of Latin pop became a sensation in numerous Spanish-speaking countries. In 1998, without making the concession of singing in…

This Miami, Florida, USA-based Latin alternative pop band was formed in the mid-90s by University of Miami students Jorge Villamizar (b. Colombia; vocals/guitar), André Lopes (b. Brazil; bass), and José Javier Freire (b. Puerto Rico; percussion). Des…

Spanish pop duet Estopa formed by brothers Jos and David Muoz made an impressive debut with the release of their self-titled debut album released by BMG-Ariola The group became a top-selling act in less than a year Playing a mixture of flamencopop an…

Spanish singersongwriter Rosana was born and raised in the Canary Islands making her first compositions after moving to Madrid in the early 80s In 1994 her song Fuego y Miel came in first place at Benidorms festival allowing Rosana to get a record de…

Andres Calamaro is one of the most popular Argentinean pop-rock songwriters A songs craftsman as he likes to consider himself Born in 1961 he began his professional musical career at the age of 17 playing keyboards in Races In 1981 he incorporated to…

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…

In 1995 Jaguares was formed out of the skeleton of Califanes a Mexico City rock group The name change was due to a dream had by lead singer Saul Hernandez who dreamt that he was playing inside a Jaguars mouth Shortly after the name change Jaguares to…

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…

Poprock band los Rodrguez was formed in Spain by Argentinean singerkeyboardist Andrs Calamaro ex-los Abuelos de la Nada who was joined by well-known guitarist Ariel Rot The bands debut album called Buena Suerte was released in 1991 followed by Disco …

Bebe emerged from near-obscurity in 2005 to become the most talked-about Latin artist in America after she was awarded a shocking five Latin Grammy nominations to become far and away the years most nominated act The Spanish singersongwriter from Vale…

Colombian pop star Carlos Vives combines the traditional acoustic sounds of cumbia and vallenato (including heavy reliance on accordion and flute) with contemporary pop and rock sounds. Though he gained fame as a soap-opera actor, he's earned a signi…

Spanish alternative act Caf Quijano got involved in the local rock scene in 1996 when brothers Manuel Oscar and Ral Quijano inspired by their father a professional singer decided to record a demo and organize a live performance at Lens Emperador Thea…