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 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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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 …

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…

Mexican Latin rap group Control Machete burst into the local rock and rap scene in the mid-80s making its debut with the release of Mucho Barato in July of 1997 Led by Fermn IV Pato later Patricio Ch Elizalde and Toy Kenobi Toy Hernndez the band retu…

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…

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 …

The internationally renowned and versatile Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs have been thrilling audiences with their eclectic mixture of rock rap ska reggae and traditional South American sounds for over ten years The nine piece band began in 1…

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 fertile Angeleno independent hip-hop scene populated by the likes of Beck and Sukia was crashed in 1998 by the two Mexicans from Monterrey who record as Plastilina Mosh Programmer Alejandro Rosso and vocalistguitarist Jonaz who have also been com…

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…