| Background: | group_or_band |
| Los Terrícolas | |
| Origin: | Morón, Carabobo, Venezuela |
| Genre: | Ballad, Pop, Romantic |
| Years Active: | 1968 - 1979 |
| Label: | Discomoda |
| Current Members: | Johnny Hoyer Lenny Beatriz Hoyer Nestor Daniel Hoyer Angel David Hoyer Freddy Fuentes Efrain Zambrano Angel Zambrano |
| Associated Acts: | Ana y Jaime |
Los Terrícolas was a Venezuelan pop music group. American music critic Craig Harris has called them "one of Venezuela's top dance bands".[1]
The group's name means "The Earthlings" in Spanish. They formed in the early 1970s in Morón, Carabobo, built around three siblings: Johnny, David, and Lenny Beatriz Hoyer. Also a member is lead singer Nestor Daniel. Among their early hits in the mid-1970s were "Vivirás" (You will live) (a hit in Ecuador), "Te juro que te amo" (I swear that I love you) (a hit in Mexico), and "Luto en mi alma" (Mourning in my soul) (a hit across Latin America).[1] Following their rise to fame, they toured throughout South America, Central America, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States.[1] Their songs, "Hasta Ayer" and "Volverás", have been covered by salsa singers Marc Anthony and Víctor Manuelle, respectively.
The ensemble has had two hit records in the U.S.; a 1991 greatest hits compilation, 20 Grandes Exitos, reached #9 on the Billboard Regional Mexican charts, and The 2002 live disc En Concierto hit #11 on the Latin Pop chart and #27 on the Top Latin Albums chart.[2]