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Los del Mar ( Spanish for ''those from the sea'', referring to Marbella) was a short-lived Canadian music
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, best known for their 1995
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of the Los del Río 1993 song " Macarena", which was included on their
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''Macarena: The Hit Album''. The main member, Pedro Castaño, is still touring with this song. Although it just missed the
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in the
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(peaking at number 43 while the Los Del Río version reached number 2), it was included in the game
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. They are specialized in Andalusian folk music, especially sevillanas, the most typical light music of
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