Tequila (band) explained

Tequila
Background:	group_or_band
Years Active:	1976-1982 2008-2009 2018-2020
Origin:	Argentina / Spain
Label:	Zafiro
Current Members:	Alejo Stivel Ariel Rot Julian Infante Felipe Lipe Manolo Churches
Associated Acts:	Los Rodríguez

Tequila was an Argentine-Spanish rock band, active between 1976 and 1983. The group consisted of Ariel Rot (guitar), Alejo Stivel (voice), Julián Infante (guitar), Felipe Lipe (bass) and Manolo Iglesias (drums). Tequila was one of the most popular bands in the early years of democracy in Spain.

Tequila emerged after the fall of the Franco regime, years before la Movida Madrileña days. Their music has influences from artists such as Chuck Berry and The Rolling Stones,^[1] a sound very different from the symphonic rock and urban rock groups predominant on the Spanish scene at the time.^{[2] [3]} Songs like Salta!! (which was played for the first time in the well-known television show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez),^[4] Quiero besarte, Me Vuelvo Loco, and Rock and Roll en la plaza del pueblo, catapulted the five Tequila members to stardom.

Members

1976-1982 members

• - Vocals and songwriter (1976-1982), (2008-2009), (2018-2020)
• Ariel Rot - Lead guitar and songwriter (1976-1982), (2008-2009), (2018-2020)
• Julián Infante - Rhythm guitar (1976-1982)
• Felipe Gutierrez - Bass (1976-1982), (2008)
• - Drums (1976-1982)

2008-present members

• Alejo Stivel - Vocals and songwriter
• Ariel Rot - Lead guitar and songwriter
  • Mac Hernández
  • Mauro Mietta

Discography

Studio albums

Tequila release four studio albums, and were working in a fifth before their first breakup. The song "Me estás atrapando otra vez", intended for the further, would finally appear in the Los Rodriguez album Sin documentos.^[5]

• Matrícula de Honor (1978)
• Rock and roll (1979)
• Viva! Tequila! (1980)
• Confidencial (1981)

Compilation albums

• Éxitos (1982)
• Tequila (1990)
• Tequila Forever (1999)
• Salta!!! (2001)
• Lo mejor de la edad de oro del pop español (2001)
• Vuelve Tequila (2008)

Live album

• Adiós Tequila. En vivo (2019)

External links

• Tequila management official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tequila Biography & History. 2020-09-28. AllMusic. en-us.
2. Web site: Rural. Álvaro Corazón. Ariel Rot: «Los nuevos grupos de rock son muy profesionales, parecen boy-scouts». 2020-09-28. Jot Down Cultural Magazine. es.
3. Web site: Fernández Rego. Fernando. 2010-04-09. Biografía de Tequila. 2020-09-28. La Fonoteca. es.
4. Web site: Pereiro. Carlos. 2018-10-05. El último tequila y nos vamos. 2020-09-28. La Voz de Galicia. es.
5. News: Moreno. Arancha. 2016-07-29. Opinión 'Me estás atrapando otra vez', la canción turbulenta de Los Rodríguez. es. El País. 2020-09-29. 1134-6582.