Los Prisioneros is a Rock en Español band from Chile formed in 1982. They began as a very influential local band during the early 1980s, and once signed to EMI they reached mainstream success all over South America.
Current: Jorge González - Guitar/Lead Vocals Miguel Tapia - Drums/Background Vocals Sergio "Coti" Badilla - Synthesizer/Programs/Guitar Bass
Corazones/1990's Jorge Gonzalez - Guitar/Lead Vocals/Synthesizer Miguel Tapia - Drums/Background Vocals Cecilia Aguayo - Synthesizers/Background Vocals Robert Rodríguez - Bass/Synthesizer
Original 1980's/Reunion 2001-2003 Jorge Gonzalez - Bass/Lead Vocals/Synthesizers Miguel Tapia - Drums/Background Vocals Claudio Narea - Guitar/Chorus Vocals/Synthesizers
The band started when Jorge González ( bass and vocals), and Miguel Tapia ( drums) decided to start their own band while still high school students. They were inexperienced but enthusiastic, after many practices and writing songs, they asked Claudio Narea if he would play ( guitar) with them, impressed with the music he accepted. Towards the early 80's they went through some name changes and before settling on "Los Prisioneros" they had the name "Los Vinchukas" as their original name. In 1983, they had played a number of local shows and that's when they met Carlos Fonseca, their future manager. Through him, they managed to score a record deal with Fusión Producciones.
In 1984, the band's debut album was released, with the hit song "La Voz De Los '80" (which was never a single). They reached acclaim in the radio and by the next year they would be touring. In 1986, their long awaited second album " Pateando Piedras" went double Platinum album in Chile. By that time, the group was invited to perform at Argentina's Chateau Rock Festival and later to a similar event in Montevideo, Uruguay. They continued touring and they became more successful mainstream wise.
