Saúl Alfonso Hernández Estrada (born January 15, 1964), is a Mexican musician, writer, poet, songwriter and the lead singer of Jaguares and

Caifanes Caifanes is a rock band from Mexico City. Formed in 1987, the group achieved international fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The original line-up was Saúl Hernández (vocals and guitar), Sabo Romo (bass guitar), (drums) and Diego He ...

, two prominent Mexican

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bands.

Biography

Saúl Hernández was born in the Colonia Guerrero neighborhood of

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on January 15, 1964. He lost his mother at a young age and he explained that this early confrontation with death became an inspiration for many of the songs he has written. His first band was Las Insólitas Imágenes de Aurora, the predecessor to Caifanes.

Caifanes

After the breakup of Las Insólitas Imágenes de Aurora, the group's demo was widely circulating in the Mexico City music scene. When Caifanes is formed, the initial lineup was Alfonso André in the drums,

Sabo Romo Salvador Sabo Romo is a bass and guitar player, composer and producer. He was born in Mexico City. Interested in music since childhood, he played drums, wrote songs and sang on his first band. At eighteen he discovered the bass, and formed “Ma ...

in the bass and Diego Herrera in the keyboard. Alejandro Marcovich would eventually join the band in the lead guitar. The band made its first appearance on April 11, 1987 in a forum that would catapult new bands, Rockotitlán. The event was a huge success and it marked the beginning of Caifanes.

Jaguares

After the Caifanes breakup, Saul Hernández formed a new band in late 1995, called Jaguares, along with former Caifanes drummer

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and two long time friends,

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on bass and on lead guitar. José Manuel Aguilera was involved in Jaguares' first studio album; Cesar "Vampiro" Lopez later took over on lead guitar and has been in the band since. In 1996, Saúl Hernández sang a duet with

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singer Khaled. The song, called ''Ki Kounti'', is sung partially in

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and

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. Since its formation, Jaguares has been one of "rock en español" (Rock in Spanish) premier bands with both critical and commercial success.

Caifanes returns

Towards the end of 2010, Saúl Hernández reconciled with former Caifane guitarist Alejandro Marcovich and announced their return for the

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2011 festival, which marked the reunion of the original band members.

Jaguares returns

On January 14, 2019, it was announced that Jaguares will reunite for a single concert as part of

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2019 in

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