Los Chunguitos are a

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group from

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in 1973. The group's nucleus was the three brothers Juan (1954), Manuel (1962), and José Salazar (1957), whose uncle was the

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singer Porrina de Badajoz. Their sisters, Toñi and Encarna, sang backup and would later go on to success on their own as

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. The name "Los Chunguitos" comes from the pastime of throwing small stones at trains. They began as street buskers, playing in

. In 1977, they auditioned at the offices of record label

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, and producer Raul Ros convinced the label to sign them. Los Chunguitosat Allmusic.com They became hitmakers both in their own country and across Europe with songs such as "Dame veneno". They also appeared in the soundtracks to films such as '' Deprisa, Deprisa'', '' Perros callejeros'', and ''

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''. The group plays

influenced by

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. Their lyrics often touch on

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and misfortune.

Discography

* 1977 - Los Chunguitos * 1978 - Vive Gitano * 1979 - Limosna de amor * 1980 - Pa ti pa tu primo * 1981 - Sangre caliente * 1982 - Barrio * 1983 - Recuerdo de Enrique * 1983 - Callejón sin salida * 1984 - Vagando por ahí * 1985 - Contra la pared * 1986 - Después de la tormenta * 1988 - Vive a tu manera (En Directo) * 1989 - Tiempos dificiles * 1990 - Baila con los Chunguitos * 1991 - Plaza vieja * 1992 - De pura sangre * 1993 - ¡Marcha! * 1993 - Noche de rumba * 1995 - Zoraida * 1996 - ¡Pa reventar! * 1999 - Auténtico * 2001 - La medalla * 2003 - Morir de amor * 2004 - Abre tu corazón * 2006 - Buena suerte * 2008 - La vida sigue (como Hermanos Salazar-Ex. Chunguitos) * 2012 - Se escapa * 2017 - Gavilán (Single) * 2017-2018 - Dame veneno (Los Chunguitos y Lydia Lozano, Gustavo González, Patricia González)

Compilations

* 1980 - Lo mejor de los Chunguitos * 1984 - Cara a cara * 1986 - Grandes éxitos * 1992 - Pasión Gitana (1974-1992) * 1997 - Por el aire va * 2000 - Hoy-Sus 30 mejores canciones * 2001 - Grandes éxitos * 2004 - La rumba es nuestra (1973-2004) * 2005 - Todo Chunguitos * 2007 - Colección diamante * 2015 - Canción dedicada al gol de James

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chunguitos, Los Rumba flamenca Spanish musical groups Musical groups established in 1973