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Jaguares
were a
Mexican
alternative rock
band formed by former
Caifanes
lead singer
Saul Hernandez
, ex-Caifan Alfonso Andre (drums), and two long-time friends
Federico Fong
(bass guitar) and Jose Manuel Aguilera (lead guitar).
History
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Jaguares got their name from one of vocalist Saul Hernandez's dreams, in which he was singing in a jaguar's mouth.
Soon after the release of their hit debut album,
El Equilibrio de los Jaguares
, Hernandez took a break after suffering papiloma virus cancer. As a result of a year without activity, Aguilera dropped out of the band and Fong took a break from the band, as well both continue with his band La Barranca. Aguilera was replaced by
Cesar Lopez Garcia
, most famously known as "El Vampiro", who had previously been invited to play in Caifanes' beginnings in the late 1980s. Lopez was also the previous two-time member of
Azul Violeta
and
Mana
from 1991-1994.
Sabo Romo
, the ex-bassist of Caifanes, was invited to join Jaguares and he accepted. Jarris Margalli also joined on rhythm guitars. After the release of their second album
Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio
, Romo took a break from the band and Margalli was released from the band, leaving three as the faces of Jaguares. In 2001 Jaguares released "Cuando La Sangre Galopa" with Chucho Merchan as bassist and Leo Munoz as a percussionist. In 2005 Federico Fong return as bassist for the new album "Cronicas de un Laberinto". In 2007, ex-Caifan Diego Herrera was featured alongside the band for the promotion of the album
[45]
.
In 2007,
Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
was released. It is a compilation album of various artists covering songs of
John Lennon
to benefit
Amnesty International
's campaign to alleviate the
crisis in Darfur
. In it Jaguares cover the protest song "
Gimme Some Truth
" from Lennon's 1971 album
Imagine
. In 2008 the group released the album titled "45", 45 represents the 45 million Mexicans living in poverty.
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In 2010, the band went into what many expected to be a temporary hiatus from the spotlight due to Saul Hernandez's desire to continue his solo career and due to the official comeback of
Caifanes
.
On January 14, 2019, it was announced that Jaguares will reunite for a single concert as part of
Machaca Fest
2019 in
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon
.
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Current members
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- Saul Hernandez
- Vocals/Guitars. (1996 - 2010)
- Alfonso Andre - Drums - (1996 - 2010)
- Cesar "Vampiro" Lopez - Lead Guitars (1998 - 2010)
- Diego Herrera - Keyboards/Sax (2007 - 2010)
- Marco Renteria - Bass (2006 - 2010)
Previous members
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- Federico Fong - Bass (1996 - 1997, 2004 - 2005)
- Sabo Romo
- Bass (1998 - 2000)
- Chucho Merchan
- Bass (2000 - 2003)
- Jose Manuel Aguilera - Lead Guitars (1996 - 1997)
- Jarris Margalli - Rhythm & Lead Guitars (1998 - 2000)
- Leonardo Munoz Corona (1996?1998, 2001?2007; percussion)
- Luis Conte
(2000; percussion)
- Stuart Hamm (bass)
- Jimmy Zavala
aka Jimmy Z - harmonica, tenor saxophone (2001 - 2004)
Discography
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References
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External links
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- Saul Hernandez
- Alfonso Andre
- Cesar "Vampiro" Lopez
- Diego Herrera
- Marco Renteria
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