Los Baby's are a rock band from Yucatán

Yucatán

Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....

, Mexico. Their native town of Tizimín

Tizimín

Tizimín is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatan with a municipal seat of the same name. The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán, and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11% of the total area of the state...

 is close to Mérida

Mérida, Yucatán

Mérida is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Yucatán and the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about from the Gulf of Mexico coast...

, the state capital.

History

The group began performing together in 1958, at which time it was composed of the four Avila Aranda brothers. They debuted at the Fantasio theater in Mérida in 1960, then performed in Belize

Belize

Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...

, where they took the name Los Baby's del Rock. They recorded their first sides for Discos Orfeón in 1959, but the label did not release them until 1962 once rock & roll began to become popular in Mexico. They toured throughout Mexico in the middle of the decade, and around this time they also made numerous appearances in television advertisements. In 1964, they made their first recordings for Discos Peerless, often cover

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

ing the hits of foreign groups to great success. They became one of the most popular native pop acts in Mexico in the 1960s.

In 1986, the compilation 16 Exitos (16 Hits) charted in the United States, reaching #15 on the Billboard Regional Mexican chart.

Emilio and Armando died in the early 90s, but Carlos and Enrique still tour with Carlos Jr. on drums and guest keyboard and bass players.

Discography

The group has released some 50 albums, mostly through the label Discos Peerless.

• Un Amor Imposible (1966)
• Pero yo no lo conozco (1966)
• Solo para enamorados (1967)
• Ritmo, Sabor y Sentimiento (1967)
• Sensación en Ritmo (1968)
• Cansancio (1968)
• Mi Loca Pasión (1969)
• Cariño (1970)
• Te vengo a decir adios (1970)
• Va Cayendo una Lágrima (1971)
• ¿Por qué? (1972)
• Sabotaje (1978)
• Amor Traicionero (1973)
• Como sufro (1974)
• Un viejo amor (1975)
• Morir contigo (1976)
• Regresa Ya (1977)
• Negrura (1980)
• Un Amor (1983)

Members

• Enrique Ávila Aranda (vocals)
• Carlos Ávila Aranda (guitar)
• Armando Ávila Aranda (bass, saxophone, vocals) (deceased)
• Emilio Ávila Aranda (drums) (deceased)
• Pablo Linares (electric organ, trumpet) (deceased)
• Geraldo Velazco (trumpet)
• José Manuel Escalante (keyboards)
• Sigfrido López (congas)
• Luis Vanegas (saxophone)
• Edgar Boffil 1973-1974 (organ)
• Miguel Zurita (keyboards)
• Carlos Avila Jr. (drums)
• Rafaél Jiménez (bass)

External links

• Rock en Mexico - Yucatán Peninsula, with information on Los Baby's
• Official website