T… Read Full Bio ↴The group was born in 1990 when Andrés Calamaro arrived in Spain.
There he teamed up with Argentinean Ariel Rot, who had already played with him in Argentina, and the Spaniard Julian Infante. Rot and Infante had been composers of the youthful group Tequila. The three of them, along with Germán Vilella, - the other Spaniard in the band, - began their tests and small concerts in Madrid.
At first they were going to call the band 'Los Locos', but they soon found out that there was already an Asturian group with that name. The definitive name is due to Calamaro's amusement from the Spanish expression 'to be in Rodriguez' (when the head of a household must stay in the city for work reasons, while his wife and children enjoy themselves at the beach), because he himself was 'in Rodriguez', since he had left his fiancée in Argentina.
After composing their first songs they released their first album in 1991: 'Buena Suerte', which had great acceptance in Argentina, mainly because of Fabiana Cantilo's cover of the song 'Mi Enfermedad'. In Spain, nevertheless, it did not succeed, mainly because the recording company that published it (Passion) went bankrupt soon after the release. In 1992 they released a live album called 'Disco Pirata', with recordings from their Madrid, Barcelona and Caracas shows. In 1993 they again released a studio record, 'Sin Documentos'. In 1995 they released their last studio album 'Palabras Más, Palabras Menos', with famous songs like 'Mucho Mejor' or 'Milonga Del Marinero Y El Capitán'.
After a final tour, the group decided to separate after releasing a greatest hits album entitled 'Hasta Luego'.
Copa Rota
Los Rodríguez Lyrics
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Por la duda de los celos
Se ve triste en la cantina
Un bohemio ya sin fe
Con los nervios destrozados
Y llorando sin remedio
Como un loco atormentado por la ingrata que se fue
Se ve siempre acompañado
Que le acompaña y le dice
Ya esta bueno de licor
Nada remedia con llanto
Nada remedia con vino
Al contrario la recuerda
Mucho mas su corazón
Una noche como un loco
Mordió la copa de vino
Y le hizo un cortante filo
Que su boca destrozo
Y la sangre que brotaba
Confundiese con el vino
Y en la cantina este grito
A todos estremeció
No te apures compañero
Si me destrozo la boca
No te apures que yo quiero
Con el filo de esta copa
Borrar la huella de un beso
Traicionero que me dio
Mozo, sírveme la copa rota
Sírveme que me destroza
Esta fiebre de obsesión
Mozo, sírveme una copa rota
Quiero sangrar gota a gota
El veneno de su amor
Mozo, sírveme la copa rota
Sírveme que me destroza
Esta fiebre de obsesión
Mozo, sírveme una copa rota
Quiero sangrar gota a gota
El veneno de su amor
The lyrics in Los Rodríguez's "Copa Rota" tell the story of a man who is deeply troubled by the doubts that come with jealousy. He is seen in the cantina, looking sad, accompanied by his best friend who urges him to stop drinking. He is tormented by memories of the woman who left him, and nothing seems to ease his pain - neither tears nor wine. One night, consumed by his obsession, he bites the edge of his wine glass, cutting his mouth in the process. As blood and wine mix, he screams out that he wants to erase the memory of the treacherous kiss she gave him. He calls for the barman to serve him a broken glass, wanting to bleed out the poison of her love.
The song's lyrics paint a vivid picture of a man in emotional turmoil, grasping at any means to try and forget the pain of betrayal. The imagery of the broken glass adding to the pain and the visual of the blood mixing with wine coalesce to create a powerful emotional punch. In addition, the mention of the cantina and the bohemian lifestyle of the singer suggest that this is a universal experience - something that anyone can relate to.
Line by Line Meaning
Aturdido y abrumado
Feeling confused and overwhelmed
Por la duda de los celos
Due to doubts and jealousy
Se ve triste en la cantina
He appears sad in the bar
Un bohemio ya sin fe
A bohemian who has lost faith
Con los nervios destrozados
With shattered nerves
Y llorando sin remedio
Crying without relief
Como un loco atormentado por la ingrata que se fue
Like a tormented madman by the ungrateful one who left
Se ve siempre acompañado
He is always accompanied
Del mejor de los amigos
By his best friend
Que le acompaña y le dice
Who accompanies him and says
Ya esta bueno de licor
Enough with liquor
Nada remedia con llanto
Nothing is remedied with tears
Nada remedia con vino
Nothing is remedied with wine
Al contrario la recuerda
On the contrary, it remembers
Mucho mas su corazón
His heart even more
Una noche como un loco
One night, like a crazy person
Mordió la copa de vino
He bit the wine glass
Y le hizo un cortante filo
And made a sharp edge
Que su boca destrozo
That destroyed his mouth
Y la sangre que brotaba
And the blood that flowed
Confundiese con el vino
Got mixed with the wine
Y en la cantina este grito
And in the bar this cry
A todos estremeció
Shook everyone
No te apures compañero
Don't worry, friend
Si me destrozo la boca
If I destroyed my mouth
No te apures que yo quiero
Don't worry, I want to
Con el filo de esta copa
With the edge of this glass
Borrar la huella de un beso
Erase the trace of a treacherous kiss
Traicionero que me dio
That she gave me
Mozo, sírveme la copa rota
Waiter, serve me the broken glass
Sírveme que me destroza
Serve me that will break me
Esta fiebre de obsesión
This fever of obsession
Quiero sangrar gota a gota
I want to bleed drop by drop
El veneno de su amor
The poison of her love
Contributed by Abigail D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@casitaexploradora5929
Aturdido y abrumado por la duda de los celos
se ve triste en la cantina a un bohemio ya sin fe
con los nervios destrozados y llorando sin remedio
como un loco atormentado, por la ingrata que se fué.
Se ve siempre acompañado del mejor de los amigos
que le acompaña y le dice: "ya esta bueno de licor,
Nada remedias con llanto, nada remedias con vino,
al contrario la recuerda mucho mas tu corazón"
Una noche como un loco, mordió la copa de vino,
y brilló un cortante filo, que su boca destrozó,
y la sangre que brotaba confundiose con el vino
y en la cantina este grito a todos estremeció
No te apures compañero si me destrozo la boca,
no te apures que es que quiero con el filo de esta copa
borrar la huella de un beso traicionero que me dió
(Coro)
Mozo... Sirvame la copa rota
sirvame que me destroza esta fiebre de obsesión
Mozo... Sirvame la copa rota
quiero sangrar gota a gota el veneno de su amor
@kellymunozsaez7375
waoooooooooooo gran homenaje al Alci Acosta el gran compositor Colombiano, excelente interpretación, como siempre los Rodriguez ¡¡fenomenales!!!!!!!! me agradó mucho esta versión
@paulhappyfeet
querras decir a benito de jesus... portorriqueño.. autor de esta cancion
@kellymunozsaez7375
si, es cierto
@davidincho
Kelly muñoz saez Alci acosta es un interprete de otras canciones, creo que no tiene ninguna canción propia...
@abysscongerbest854
de hecho está canción salió en el 92, alci acosta la interpretó en el 98.
@robertoortiz326
AbyssConger Best jajajaja... Me hiciste la noche!!!
@radio19770
gran cover, con la voz de Andrés y los punteos de guitarra rollo western. les quedó un bolero tex-mex. una joya.
@mrpatanrock
Pfff está versión refleja lo que duele el desamor!que banda los Rodriguez
@penelopeeeeeeeee
Version perfecta , no se puede pedir mas .MUY BIEN ANDRES
@jeanettecifuentes4114
Lindas Canciones Y Buenos Recuerdos..