Los Prisioneros was a Chilean rock band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chi… Read Full Bio ↴Los Prisioneros was a Chilean rock band formed in San Miguel, Santiago, Chile in 1982 by Jorge González (bass & vocals), Claudio Narea (guitar) and Miguel Tapia (drums). They began as a local band during the early 1980s, playing small shows in their neighborhood and high school. After selling a limited press number of their first album in Chile under the independent Fusión producciones label, they signed to EMI in 1985, re-releasing the same album on an LP record and Cassette. From that point on they reached mainstream success in Chile, then Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Eventually in the early 90's their albums were re-released completely in remastered Compact Disc form, this is when Chile was no longer run by a military regime which oppressed their music in the late 1980s. Throughout the 1990s their music spread out, reaching all of South and Central America as well as some parts of the U.S., Canada and Europe.

The band started when Jorge González and Miguel Tapia decided to start their own band while being high school students. They were inexperienced but enthusiastic, after many practices and writing songs, they asked Claudio Narea if he would like to join them, and impressed by the music they were making, 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.

The band disbanded in 1992, then as a quartet with additional members Cecilia Aguayo (keyboards) and Robert Rodríguez (guitar), since Claudio Narea had left the band earlier in 1990.

The original lineup of the band decided to get back together in 2001, offering two massive concerts in the National Stadium of Santiago, and then releasing "Los Prisioneros", their first original studio album in 13 years. However, internal problems between González and Narea led again to the departure of the guitarist in 2001. Los Prisioneros continued working as a duet with guest members like Álvaro Henríquez whom with they released a cover album. In 2004 two additional musicians joined the band: Sergio "Coty" Badilla and Gonzalo Yáñez, releasing their sixth album Manzana the same year. A little while after the release of the album band members decided to establish themselves in Mexico, attempting to get more international exposure. Yáñez decided not to leave Chile and left the band. After touring through several locations in North and South America, they finally disbanded in 2006.

El Verdadero Sexo
Los Prisioneros Lyrics

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Ayer
Caí por las escalas del hotel
Buscando en la cabeza la razón
Para olvidar

Y asi
En cada vez que hay divinidad
Haciendo como que es casualidad

Te vi llegar

Y tu
Has traído el verdadero sexo
Has traído el verdadero sexo
El que nace del amor

Ayer
Acorralado en mi habitación
No fui capaz de hallar la dirección
De el doctor

Y yo
Asi como se acaba una canción
Sin tanto tamboreo ni pasión
Se derritió

Y tu
Has traído el verdadero sexo
Has traído el verdadero sexo
El que nace del amor

Escucha lo que pido
No te pongas el vestido
Y busquemos la verdad
Bien hasta atrás

Y tu
Has traído el verdadero sexo
Has traído el verdadero sexo
Has traído el verdadero sexo
Has traído el verdadero sexo
Has traído el verdadero sexo
El que nace del amor

Haaaaa Haaaaa Haaaaa Haaaaa Huuuuu

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Los Prisioneros's song "El Verdadero Sexo" speak of a search for true intimacy and connection. The singer is struggling with his own thoughts and emotions, trying to forget something that has been bothering him, but doesn't know how. Then, he meets someone who brings him the "verdadero sexo" (true sex) - a sex that is born out of love and genuine affection, rather than mere physical pleasure. This encounter changes everything for him, and he starts to see things differently, asking his partner to join him in a quest for truth, intimacy, and authenticity.

The song can be interpreted as an exploration of the themes of love, desire, and authenticity in a world that often prioritizes superficiality over real connection. It speaks to the idea that true intimacy and connection can only exist when one is willing to be vulnerable and authentic with oneself and one's partner.

Line by Line Meaning

Ayer
The singer fell down the hotel stairs yesterday, searching for the reason to forget.

Caí por las escalas del hotel
The singer fell down the hotel stairs yesterday.

Buscando en la cabeza la razón
He was searching in his head for the reason to forget.

Para olvidar
He was trying to forget something.

Y asi
And so,

En cada vez que hay divinidad
In every moment of divinity,

Haciendo como que es casualidad
Pretending it's all a coincidence,

Te vi llegar
He saw you arrive.

Y tu
And you,

Has traído el verdadero sexo
You have brought true sex.

El que nace del amor
The kind that comes from love.