Los Rodríguez were a rock band composed of two

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, two

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and one Puerto Rican that played during the 1990s.

History

The group was born in 1991 when

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and Julián Infante (members of the famous group ''

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'') joined

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, from the band '' Los Abuelos de la Nada'', and Germán Vilella. They started touring around small clubs in Madrid. In 1991 their first album, ''Buena Suerte'', was released . But it was their 1993 album Sin Documentos that brought the group to the hit parade. With songs as ''Dulce condena'', ''Sin documentos'', ''Mi rock perdido'', and ''Me estás atrapando otra vez''. The next album, 1995's ''Palabras más, palabras menos'', was another success. The album contains ''Mucho Mejor'' (with

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), ''Todavía una canción de amor'' (with lyrics by

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, whom they toured with that year) and ''Milonga del marinero y el capitán''. In 1997 they released ''Hasta luego'', a compilation album, and went on tour. The band broke apart due to economic conflicts. Julian Infante was diagnosed with

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and died on 4 December 2000 in a clinic in Madrid. On 29 November 2007, Daniel Zamora (the last bass guitar player of the band) committed suicide in his hometown

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Music

Their music is a fusion of different styles as

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, milonga,

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. Despite their short career, their great success inspired a revolution in the Spanish pop music market, returning attention to groups that sing in Spanish (and bands with Spanish roots).

Members

: Singer, keyboards and songwriter *

: Lead guitarist, singer and songwriter * Julián Infante: Rhythm guitarist, songwriter * Daniel Zamora: Bass guitar (since 1993) * Germán Vilella: Drums Non-members who collaborated with the band at different times were: * Candi Avelló and Guillermo Martín: Bass guitar

Discography

Albums

* 1991 – '' Buena suerte''

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* 1992 – '' Disco Pirata'' irate Record* 1993 – '' Sin documentos'' ndocumented* 1995 – '' Palabras más, palabras menos'' ore words, fewer words* 1997 – ''

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'' ee you later

Singles

* ''Engánchate conmigo'' (1991). * ''A los ojos'' (1991). * ''Dispara'' (1991). * ''No estoy borracho'' (1992). * ''Dulce condena'' (1993). * ''Sin documentos'' (1993). * ''Salud, dinero y amor'' (1993). * ''Mi rock perdido'' (1994). * ''Milonga del marinero y el capitán'' (1995). * ''Palabras más, palabras menos'' (1995). * ''Aquí no podemos hacerlo'' (1995). * ''Todavía una canción de amor'' (1995). * ''Para no olvidar'' (1996). * ''Mucho mejor'' (1996). * Acoustic version ''Mucho mejor'' (1996). * 96' version ''

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'' (1996). * ''Copa rota'' (1996). {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Los Argentine rock music groups Spanish rock music groups Rock en Español music groups