Los Machucambos was a music band formed in
Paris
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in 1959. The two guitar players were Rafael Gayoso (from
Spain
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), Milton Zapata (from
Peru
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) and the singer was Julia Cortés (from
Costa Rica
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) . In 1960 Zapata was replaced by Romano Zanotti (pseudonym of Giuseppe Piccolo) (from
Italy
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).
Although the group had a long list of discography their best known hit was Pepito which became the
number 1 hit in 1961.
After Julia Cortés retired in 1972 they had various lead singers, like María Licata (1973-1980), Florence, María Aparecida (1976-1980), Chilean Mariana Montalvo (1980-2005) and Haileey since 2006.
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Discography
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*Duerme Negrito 1959
*La Canción De Orfeo / Adieu Tristesse / La Bamba / Macongo 1959
* La Bamba 1960
*Chansons populaires d'Amérique du Sud 1960
*La Petenera / Piedra Y Camino / Recuerdos De Ipacarai / Chaparralito 1960
*Pepito / Negra Maria Esther / Dimelo En Septiembre / Luna De Benidorm 1960
*La Palomita 1961
*Pepito / Negra Maria Esther 1961
* La Cucaracha / Contigo en la Distancia / Otorrino Laringólogo / La Boa 1961
*Pepito / Dimelo En Septiembre 1961
*Pepito 1961
*Otorrino Laringologo Cha Cha Cha / La Boa Cha Cha Chacca 1961
*Aquella Rosa / Otorrino Laringologo 1961
*Non Monsieur / Fabulosa 1962
*Granada 1962
*Teresita La Chunga / Chico Cha Cha Cha 1962
*Granada Cha Cha Cha / Perfidia Cha Cha Cha 1962
* Cuando Calienta El Sol 1962
*Professor Bach / El Ascensor / Mira Mirame / La Chinqua 1963
*Non Monsieur / En El Lugar Del Mundo 1963
*La Mamma / Maria Elena / America / Melinda 1963
*Ciel de Lit / La Lune (Yo Soy la Luna) / La Bamba de Colas / Otra Bamba 11/1963 Decca 460.803
*Malaga / Mi Sono Innamorato Di Te 1963
*Los Machucambos 1963
*El Watusi 1963
*La Mamma / La Bamba De Colás / América / Mexicana 1964
*Mucho Machucambos 1964 Decca
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LP PFS4056 Phase 4 Stereo
*Cuando calienta el sol / Esperanza / Non monsieur (No señor) / Fabulosa 1964 Decca Edge 71774
*Tartamudeando / Angelito / La Pollera Colorá / Qui Quae Quo 1965
*Valsecito 1965
*Caramba! 1966
*Le Canard En Fer Blanc 1967
*Mucho gusto 1968
*Che 1970
*Pepito / Cuando Calienta El Sol 1970
*La Cumbia 1971
* El Condor Pasa 1971
*A Tonga Da Mironga Do Kabulete / Tarde Em Itapoan 1973
*Balas / Abre Alas 1975
*Maria Elena (Tuyo Et Mi Corazon) 1975
*Samba Tragique 1975
*Pepito / Solamente Una Vez 1976
* Cuando Calienta El Sol / Paseando Por La Sabana 1976
*Remember / Oda Del Desterrado 1977
*Donde Volabas 1979
*La Fiesta 1983
*Cuando Calienta El Sol 1976
*Pepito / Guantanamera 1988
*A Mover La Colita / Pepito 1996
*Vacances Tabou
*La Mamma / Tuyo Es Mi Corazon
*Song Of Orpheus / Goodbye Sadness
*La Cucaracha / Otorino Laringolo
*Cuando Calienta El Sol / La Bamba
*Garota De Ipanema
*Cuando Caliente El Sol
*Chico Cha Cha Cha / Amor Amor
*Bossa Nova
*Pepito / Adios
*Cha Cha Cha
*Os Bandeirantes
*La Cucaracha / La Bamba
*Non Monsieur (The Pink Poodle)
References
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Musical groups from Paris
1961 in music
Latin music groups