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Caifanes returns to Spain after 30 years with new single

other · 2026-04-24

Mexican rock band Caifanes is returning to Spain after more than 30 years, performing their latest song which maintains the intense and poetic style that made them unique in the late 1980s. The band emerged alongside Maldita Vecindad, Fobia, Alquimia, and Neón following the devastating 1985 Mexico City earthquake, forging a new Mexican rock identity influenced by Anglo-Saxon post-punk. The article also features Patrizia Escoín, singer of Los Romeos, who criticizes the 1990s Spanish rock scene as sexist and dull. The piece contrasts the commercialized Spanish music of the early 90s with the underground revolution brewing in Mexico.

Key facts

  • Caifanes returns to Spain after more than 30 years
  • The band presents their latest song, intense and poetic
  • Caifanes emerged after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake
  • Other bands mentioned: Maldita Vecindad, Fobia, Alquimia, Neón
  • Patrizia Escoín criticizes 1990s Spanish rock as sexist and boring
  • Spanish music in the early 90s described as commercial and tame
  • Mexican underground rock was undergoing a revolution
  • Influence of Anglo-Saxon post-punk on Mexican rock

Entities

Artists

  • Caifanes
  • Patrizia Escoín
  • Los Romeos
  • Maldita Vecindad
  • Fobia
  • Alquimia
  • Neón

Locations

  • Spain
  • Mexico

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