Bacilos was a latin music group based in Miami, Florida, United States.
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The band was formed in 1995 by three students of the University of Miami and was named after the Spanish word for bacillus. Originally a quartet, the band drew influences from Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodríguez and Argentinian rock singer Fito Páez. The band eventually became a trio consisting of Colombian singer and guitarist Jorge Villamizar, bassist André Lopes and percussionist José Javier Freire before releasing an independent album Madera in 1999.

Bacilos signed with Warner Music in 2000. The selftitled album Bacilos was actually a re-edition of Madera and was nominated for two Latin Grammy awards and went gold in Colombia. The single Tabaco Y Chanel was widely played on Latin radio stations and the success of their major label debut earned them a slot as support artist on a world tour by Spanish artist Alejandro Sanz.

In 2002 Caraluna added to their reputation winning a Grammy for best Latin pop album and making the Billboard Latin album charts. The album also won best album at the Latin Grammies and their song Mi Primer Millón a humorous account of trying to make it in the music industry, again went top 10 in Chile and made the Billboard and world Latin music charts in 2003a humorous account of trying to make it in the music industry, again went top 10 in Chile and made the Billboard and world Latin music charts in 2003 and won best tropical song. The single Caraluna went to #1 in Chile, top 10 in Argentina and charted in the world and Billboard Latin charts in late 2002 and early 2003.

Sólo Un Segundo was the third single from the album going top 10 in Argentina and top 20 in Chile. Bacilos also featured on a duet with Celso Piña which made the Chilean Top 20 in May 2004.

Sin Vergüenza was released in late 2004. The first single Pasos de Gigante went to number 1 in Argentina, #2 in Chile and made top 10 on Billboard's Latin singles charts in late 2004. It has been nominated for a Grammy award for best Latin pop album.

The band announced that they would break up and completed their final tour in the United States on December 15, 2006, when they played at La Covacha, in Miami. Their final live show was on February 21, 2007, at the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar, in Chile.

In October 2017, the band decided for a reunion and released their latest hit, "Por Hacerme el Bueno". In August 2018, the band released their fourth studio album "¿Donde Nos Quedamos?".
On Valentine's day 2020 the band released and EP Cupido y compañía.
The band continues to tour all over north America. Obviously postponed because of the big C.

Manchados de amor
Bacilos Lyrics

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Manchados de amor
Estamos manchados de amor
Pintados de un raro color
Porque reventó mi corazón
Esto no se puede borrar las manchas se van a quedar
Mas allá del cuerpo mas allá del tiempo
Na na na

Se puede tratar de olvidar
Lo que no se puede es negar
Las historias de sangre que pintan la piel esta vida
La sal escribió esta canción
Las manchas en tu corazón
Y al final de los años podrás entender

Lo que digo, se canso de tanto soportar
El peso de un amor complicado
Que al final a reventado
Manchándonos a los dos
Na na na
La sal ha escrito esta canción

Y al final del tiempo entenderás
Que no se puede borrar de los dos
De los dos, de los dos, de los dos, hay de los dos
Estamos manchados de amor
Pintados de un raro color
Porque reventó mi corazón

Esto no se puede borrar las manchas se van a quedar
Mas allá del cuerpo mas allá del tiempo
Se canso de tanto soportar el peso de un
Amor complicado que al final ha reventado
Manchándonos a los dos

Na na na
La sal ha escrito esta canción
Y al final del tiempo entenderás

Que no se puede borrar de los dos
De los dos, de los dos, de los dos, hay de los dos

Overall Meaning

The song "Manchados de amor" by Bacilos is a beautiful composition about love that leaves permanent marks on our hearts and souls. The lyrics suggest that the singers have been "manchados de amor," or "stained with love," and painted with a rare color that cannot be erased. The marks have been made because their hearts have burst with emotion that is too powerful to contain. These stains of love will remain on them forever, transcending physical bodies and the passing of time.

The chorus suggests that some things cannot be ignored or forgotten, particularly the stories of blood that mark our lives. The salt, which has written this song, references the salt that is often used as a symbol of purification or cleansing. However, in this case, it represents the opposite. The salt has left marks on their hearts that can never be erased.

The lyrics suggest that the love they shared was complicated and burdensome, causing it to eventually explode and leave its marks on both of them. Despite the difficulties, they both bear the stains of love, and the marks will never be able to be erased. The song is a beautiful tribute to the power of love to leave lasting impressions, both good and bad, on our hearts and souls.

Line by Line Meaning

Manchados de amor
We are stained with love

Estamos manchados de amor
We are both marked with the same deep love

Pintados de un raro color
We are painted with an unusual color of love

Porque reventó mi corazón
Because my heart burst with love

Esto no se puede borrar las manchas se van a quedar
This cannot be erased, the marks will remain

Mas allá del cuerpo mas allá del tiempo
Beyond the body, beyond time

Na na na
N/A

Se puede tratar de olvidar
You can try to forget

Lo que no se puede es negar
What cannot be denied is

Las historias de sangre que pintan la piel esta vida
The stories of blood that paint our skin in this life

La sal escribió esta canción
Salt wrote this song