Jaguares were a

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band formed by former

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lead singer

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, ex-Caifan Alfonso André (drums), and two long-time friends

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(bass guitar) and José Manuel Aguilera (lead guitar).

History

Jaguares got their name from one of vocalist Saúl Hernández's dreams, in which he was singing in a jaguar's mouth. Soon after the release of their hit debut album, ''

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'', Hernández took a break after suffering papiloma virus cancer. As a result of a year without activity, Aguilera dropped out of the band and Fong took a break from the band, as well both continue with his band La Barranca. Aguilera was replaced by César López Garcia, most famously known as "El Vampiro", who had previously been invited to play in Caifanes' beginnings in the late 1980s. Lopez was also the previous two-time member of

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and

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from 1991-1994.

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, the ex-bassist of Caifanes, was invited to join Jaguares and he accepted. Jarris Margalli also joined on rhythm guitars. After the release of their second album ''

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'', Romo took a break from the band and Margalli was released from the band, leaving three as the faces of Jaguares. In 2001 Jaguares released "Cuando La Sangre Galopa" with Chucho Merchán as bassist and Leo Muñoz as a percussionist. In 2005 Federico Fong return as bassist for the new album "Crónicas de un Laberinto". In 2007, ex-Caifan Diego Herrera was featured alongside the band for the promotion of the album '' 5'. In 2007, '' Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur'' was released. It is a compilation album of various artists covering songs of

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to benefit

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's campaign to alleviate the crisis in Darfur. In it Jaguares cover the protest song "

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" from Lennon's 1971 album ''

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''. In 2008 the group released the album titled "45", 45 represents the 45 million Mexicans living in poverty. In 2010, the band went into what many expected to be a temporary hiatus from the spotlight due to Saúl Hernández's desire to continue his solo career and due to the official comeback of

. 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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Current members

- Vocals/Guitars. (1996 - 2010) * Alfonso André - Drums - (1996 - 2010) * César "Vampiro" López - Lead Guitars (1998 - 2010) * Diego Herrera - Keyboards/Sax (2007 - 2010) * Marco Rentería - Bass (2006 - 2010)

Previous members

* Federico Fong - Bass (1996 - 1997, 2004 - 2005) *

- Bass (1998 - 2000) *

Chucho Merchán Jesús Alfredo Merchán (born December 24, 1952)), known professionally as Chucho Merchán, is a Colombian session jazz and rock bassist and guitarist. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cambridge University in 1980. He has performed ...

- Bass (2000 - 2003) * José Manuel Aguilera - Lead Guitars (1996 - 1997) * Jarris Margalli - Rhythm & Lead Guitars (1998 - 2000) * Leonardo Muñoz Corona (1996–1998, 2001–2007; percussion) *

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(2000; percussion) * Stuart Hamm (bass) *

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aka Jimmy Z - harmonica, tenor saxophone (2001 - 2004)

Discography

* ''

'' (1996) * ''

'' (1999) double CD, live and studio * ''

Cuando la Sangre Galopa ''Cuando la Sangre Galopa'' is an album recorded by Mexican rock band Jaguares. The LP was released on July 10, 2001 under the label BMG US Latin. It was nominated for Rock Album of the Year at the 2002 Lo Nuestro Awards. Track listing Pe ...

'' (2001) * ''

El Primer Instinto ''El Primer Instinto'' is an album recorded by Mexican rock band Jaguares. The album released on October 22, 2002 under the RCA and BMG labels. The album consists of rearranged songs from Caifanes and Jaguares, plus two new songs. Jaguares are ...

'' (2002) * ''Crónicas de un Laberinto'' (2005) * ''45'' (2008)

References

External links

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Official site
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Los Aliados de tu reino
– club de aliados {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaguares Rock en español music groups Mexican indie rock groups Grammy Award winners Latin Grammy Award winners Mexican alternative rock groups Capitol Latin artists