Orquesta Mondragón is a Spanish pop rock band from
San Sebastián
San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...
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Basque Country), very popular in the 1980s, led by
Javier Gurruchaga Javier may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
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* Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise.
* ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known ...
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María Olvido Gara Jova (born 13 June 1963), better known as Alaska, is a Spanish-Mexican singer famous in Spain and Hispanic America. She was one of the founding members of the La Movida Madrileña, the cultural and artistic movement that follo ...
carried the torch of transgressive tradition in the 1980s, and Javier Gurruchaga with the Orquesta Mondragón, along with Miguel Bosé
Luis Miguel González Bosé (born 3 April 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Spanish pop new wave singer and actor.
Early life
Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (19 ...
, were points of reference for men. For women in the 1990s Marina Rossell
Marina Rossell i Figueras (born 17 January 1954 in Castellet i la Gornal,) is a Spanish singer in Catalan and Spanish.
She's one of the most important singers in the modern Catalan language. She has sung traditional and revolutionary classical Ca ...
, with her looks ..." The group was founded in 1976 and continues today.
Discography
*''Muñeca hinchable'' (1979)
*''Bon voyage'' (1980)
*''Bésame, tonta'' (soundtrack, 1982)
*''Cumpleaños feliz'' (1983)
*''¡Es la guerra!'' (1984)
*''Rock & Roll Circus'' (live, 1985)
*''Ellos las prefieren gordas'' (1987)
*''Una sonrisa, por favor'' (1989)
*''El huevo de Colón'' (1992)
*''Memorias de una vaca'' (live, 1995)
*''Tómatelo con calma'' (2000)
*''El maquinista de la general'' (2010)
*''Liverpool Suite'' (2013)
*''Anda suelto Satanás'' (2016)
References
Discography on Discogs
Spanish musical groups
Comedy rock musical groups
Musical groups established in 1976
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