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Caifanes

Spanish-language rock band from Mexico City formed in 1987. Having their origins as [a5759227], they emerged from the Mexican underground scene and then achieved fame throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the help of the series —and marketing campaign— [l1039288]. Their style can be described as a hybrid of British new wave, progressive rock and Latin percussion underscored by deep, somber, and Latin American-Mexican-Spanish influenced lyrics and the vocal style of Saúl Hernández. The original line-up consisted of [a457531] (vocals & guitar), [a3386764] (bass guitar), [a229405] (drums) and [a1291382] (keyboards and saxophone). Argentine guitarist [a1473120] joined in 1989 to form a quintet. During 1993, Romo and Herrera left the band and the remaining members (already established as a trio) released their fourth and last album. Finally, the differences that existed between Hernández and Marcovich led to the group's retirement in 1996. Hernández and André would continue as [a457532], which would include pieces by Caifanes as well as new material. Later, in 2011, after a reconciliation with Marcovich, Hernández formally revived Caifanes as a quintet. Finally, without any further internal fights being presumed, in 2014 a statement announced that Caifanes would return to the original quartet without Marcovich.