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.
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.
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Los Prisioneros Lyrics
Si sueñas con Nueva York y con Europa
Te quejas de nuestra gente y de su ropa
Vives amando el cine arte del Normandi
Si eres artista y los indios no te entienden
Si tu vanguardia aquí no se vende
Si crees ser occidental de segunda mano
Por qué no te vas
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Si viajas todos los años a Italia
Si la cultura es tan rica en Alemania
Por qué el próximo año no te quedas allá
Si aquí tu tienes los medios que reclamas
Si aquí tu genio y talento no da fama
Si tu apellido no es Gonzáles ni Tapia
Por qué no te vas
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Oh, oh
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Oh, oh
Te quejas de nuestra gente y de su ropa
Vives amando el cine arte del Normandi
Si eres artista y los indios no te entienden
Si tu vanguardia aquí no se vende
Si crees ser occidental de segunda mano
Por qué no te vas
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Si viajas todos los años a Italia
Si la cultura es tan rica en Alemania
Por qué el próximo año no te quedas allá
Si aquí tu tienes los medios que reclamas
Si aquí tu genio y talento no da fama
Si tu apellido no es Gonzáles ni Tapia
Por qué no te vas
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Oh, oh
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Por qué no se van
No se van del país
Oh, oh
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Jorge Gonzalez
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