Botellita De Jerez

Known for their kitschy image and their often humorous lyrics, Botellita de Jerez were a Mexican rock band from Mexico City. Its classic lineup consisted of guitarist and singer Sergio Arau, bassist Armando Vega Gil, and drummer Francisco “El Mastuerzo” Barrios. Combining classic rock’n’roll with cumbia and traditional Mexican music, they jumped to fame in 1984 with their eponymous studio debut and the underground hit single “Alármala de Tos,” later covered by Café Tacvba. Botellita de Jerez followed up in 1985 with La Venganza del Hijo del Guacarock and 1987’s Naco Es Chido, which contained one of their most famous songs, “Guaca Rock de la Malinche.” Arau left the group in 1988, after which they added Santiago Ojeda on guitar and Rafael González on keyboards for Niña de Mis Ojos (1989), Busca Amor (1990), and Forjando Patria (1994), considered one of the best Mexican alternative rock albums of the 90s. Botellita de Jerez split up in 1998 after a live show at Teatro Metropólitan, documented on the live album El Último Guacarrock. The group reunited in 2005 and kept recording and performing right up until Armando Vega Gil’s suicide in 2019.