Los Zodiacs
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Los Zodiacs were a Peru
vian rock music
band of the beginnings 1960s. They toured internationally with successful 45s such as Discos El Virrey, "Berta Lu", "Balada de la trompeta", "Bésame mucho", "Amor misterioso", "100 toneladas", and "What I Said".
Los Zodiacs performed on Peruvian television Channels 5 and 4, on high rating shows like "La hora de Pablo", "El show de Pedrito Rico", and "El clan del cuatro".
Los Zodiacs performed with singers: Frank Sinatra
, Palito Ortega
and Leo Dan
.
Their children also perform, Jorge Álvarez Línares ("La Roja"), guitar in "Por Hablar", Diego Alexis Von Maack and Percy Álvarez Guitiérrez Von Maack, perform in schools and theaters in Lima.
Of the Zodiacs, the only one still working in the music is Luis Alva, creating themes and directing other orchestras of international success.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian rock music
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band of the beginnings 1960s. They toured internationally with successful 45s such as Discos El Virrey, "Berta Lu", "Balada de la trompeta", "Bésame mucho", "Amor misterioso", "100 toneladas", and "What I Said".
Los Zodiacs performed on Peruvian television Channels 5 and 4, on high rating shows like "La hora de Pablo", "El show de Pedrito Rico", and "El clan del cuatro".
Los Zodiacs performed with singers: Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, Palito Ortega
Palito Ortega
Ramón Bautista Ortega Argentine singer and actor, better known as Palito Ortega. Ortega reached international fame, particularly in Latin America and Spain, during the 1960s, when Rock and Roll music was popularized among teenagers in the region.- Youth :Ortega was born to a very poor family in...
and Leo Dan
Leo Dan
Leopoldo Dante Tévez , known as Leo Dan, is an Argentine composer and singer born in Atamisqui, Santiago del Estero Province. He recorded more than 20 albums during his long career during the late 20th century between Argentina and Mexico. His appreciation for Mexican music led him to record with...
.
Their children also perform, Jorge Álvarez Línares ("La Roja"), guitar in "Por Hablar", Diego Alexis Von Maack and Percy Álvarez Guitiérrez Von Maack, perform in schools and theaters in Lima.
Of the Zodiacs, the only one still working in the music is Luis Alva, creating themes and directing other orchestras of international success.
Members
- Jorge Álvarez Von Maack ("Micky"), singer
- Tito Castagnola ("Goofy"), bass guitar
- Horacio García Bustamante ("Gili"), guitar
- Lucho León ("The Topo"), guitar
- Alfredo Quevedo Zavala ("El Negro"), dancer
- Lucho Perez ("El Loco"), drummer
- Luis Alva, saxophonist and musical director