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Los Prisioneros is a Rock En Español band from San Miguel , Chile formed in 1982 . They began as a very influential local band during the early 1980s , and once signed to EMI they reached mainstream success all over South America. THE LINE UP Current:
Corazones/1990's
Original 1980's/Reunion 2001-2003
HISTORY The band started when Jorge González ( Bass and vocals), and Miguel Tapia ( Drums ) decided to start their own band while still high school students. They were inexperienced but enthusiastic, after many practices and writing songs, they asked Claudio Narea if he would play ( Guitar ) with them, impressed with the music he accepted. Towards the early 80's they went through some name changes and before settling on "Los Prisioneros" they had the name "Los Vinchukas" as their original name. In 1983, they had played a number of local shows and that's when they met Carlos Fonseca, their future manager. Through him, they managed to score a record deal with Fusión Producciones . In 1984 , the band's debut album was released, with the hit song "La Voz De Los '80" (which was never a single). They reached acclaim in the radio and by the next year they would be touring. In 1986 , their long awaited second album ''" Pateando Piedras "'' went double Platinum Album in Chile. By that time, the group was invited to perform at Argentina 's Chateau Rock Festival and later to a similar event in Montevideo , Uruguay . They continued touring and they became more successful mainstream wise. In 1987 Los Prisioneros would head into the studio to record their third album, "'' La Cultura De La Basura ''". After four months of recording sessions, the record was released. Much tension yet relief was accomplished during those four months, the band had never sounded so unified. They put out many singles like "Pa Pa Pa", "Maldito Sudaca", "Que No Destrocen Tu Vida" and others. This album was by far their most socially & politically active album lyric wise since "'' La Voz De Los '80 ''". They toured around South America for months, using the tours to help promote the "No on Pinochet". In 1988 , due to not so high of what the label expected in sales, they re-released "'' La Cultura De La Basura ''" for the Latin American market with most of the songs re-recorded. They also included the song that would become the first video to be ever aired on MTV Latino , "We Are Sudamerican Rockers". With all this, Los Prisioneros gained a lot of mainstream attention. In . In the year 2001 , Los Prisioneros announced that they would reunite, with the original guitarist, Claudio Narea. They announced that they would play 2 shows in the Estadio Nacional de Chile. Both shows sold out, and were a huge success. From then on until 2002 they played sold out shows all over Chile, South America, Canada , and North America . In 2003 the band released its first new album since Claudio Narea left the band in 1990. It was titled "'' Los Prisioneros ''". Though it didn't receive the best reviews, the album sales were still solid. It had a whole new sound, but it keep the political lyrics of the band in most of their songs. They continued to tour and promote the album in 2003. The same year, Los Prisioneros played in the famous music festival of Viña Del Mar in Chile. This was a live broadcasted show and a very controversial one. Jorge Gonzalez changed or added lyrics expressing his anger towards George W. Bush , about the war, and other major things happening in Chile. In September, Claudio Narea was dismissed by the band, the remaining members said they talked it out like gentlemen, and decided to keep the reason of his dismissing between the three, but the media seemed to have be in favor of Claudio Narea rather than the band. In the interim period, before acquiring new members to round out the group, they recorded a live studio covers album with guest musician Alvaro Henriquez , of Los Tres fame. The album ''Raras Tocatas Nuevas'' had a limited production and is now a hard to find collector's item. In 2004 , with a new line-up with Gonzalo Yañez and Sergio "Coti" Badilla, they released their new album called "'' Manzana ''". The album received great reviews, and sales, even though Jorge has said it's been hard to promote the album. The same year the band toured in South America, North America and Canada. In 2005 , Gonzalo Yañez left the band (he was only a guest guitarist) to continue on his next album as a solo artist. The band continued doing tours until the end of 2005, and Jorge Gonzalez has recently relocated and lives in Mexico. After a dismal tour in early 2006 the band is now on hiatus, and many believe this is truly the end of Los Prisioneros as a band. In April 2006 , former guitarist Claudio Narea reported that he has been approached by Chilean filmmakers flirting with the idea of a biographical film about the legendary band. Narea is optimistic about the project and says he "likes the idea". Other members of the band have not commented on this very recent development. DISCOGRAPHY DVDS/DOCUMENTARY
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