Los Rodríguez were a rock band composed of two
Argentines
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, two
Spaniards
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and one
Puerto Rican that played during the 1990s.
History
The group was born in 1991 when
Ariel Rot and
Julián Infante (members of the famous group
Tequila
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) joined
Andrés Calamaro (from the band
Los Abuelos de la Nada) and Germán Vilella. They started touring around small clubs in
Madrid
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.
In 1991 their first album, ''Buena Suerte'', was released.
Their 1993 album ''
Sin documentos'' brought the band 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
Coque Malla), "Todavía una canción de amor" (with lyrics by
Joaquín Sabina
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He ha ...
, 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
HIV/AIDS
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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
Palafrugell.
Music
Their music is a fusion of different styles including
rock,
rumba,
bolero
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,
ranchera,
milonga,
funk
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and
blues
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.
Despite their short career, their success contributed to the Spanish music market returning attention to bands that sing in Spanish and have Spanish roots.
Members
*
Andrés Calamaro: Singer, keyboards and songwriter
*
Ariel Rot: 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''
ood Luck* 1992 – ''
Disco Pirata''
he Bootleg Album* 1993 – ''
Sin documentos''
ithout Papers* 1995 – ''
Palabras más, palabras menos
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* La Palabra (musician), Cuban bandleader, singer-songwriter, pianist, record producer, and arranger
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''
n More or Less Words* 1997 – ''
Hasta luego''
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 ''
Mi enfermedad
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'' (1996).
* ''Copa rota'' (1996).
References
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Argentine rock music groups
Spanish rock music groups
Rock en español music groups