Los Mockers
Encyclopedia
Los Mockers were a popular 1960s rock band in Latin America
that was part of the Uruguayan Invasion
. They modeled themselves off of the Rolling Stones and covered many of their songs (in English). The band was formed in 1963 on Montevideo, Uruguay but moved to Argentina
in 1966 after winning a contract with EMI
Argentina. The original lineup disbanded in 1967.
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
that was part of the Uruguayan Invasion
Uruguayan Invasion
The Uruguayan Invasion was a musical phenomenon of the 1960s similar to the British Invasion, with rock bands from Uruguay gaining popularity in Argentina.-History:...
. They modeled themselves off of the Rolling Stones and covered many of their songs (in English). The band was formed in 1963 on Montevideo, Uruguay but moved to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in 1966 after winning a contract with EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Argentina. The original lineup disbanded in 1967.
Band members
- Polo Pereira (guitar, vocals)
- Jorge Fernández (guitar, backing vocals)
- Esteban Hirschfield (organ, backing vocals, harmonica)
- Julio Montero (bass, vocals)
- Beto Freigeda (drums)