Los Lobos

East L.A. band

Los Lobos is an American rock band from East Los Angeles, formed in 1973, known for blending rock, Tex-Mex, country, folk, and traditional Mexican music.

They gained mainstream success with their 1987 cover of "La Bamba" for the Ritchie Valens biopic.

The name is Spanish for "the wolves."

chicano

barrio

Hispanic urban district

Aztlán · lowrider · murals · community · identity · activism · Cesar Chavez · roots · heritage · culture

band

Tex-Mex

American-influenced northern cuisine

Grammy · roots rock · blues · R&B · album · tour · concert · setlist · performance

wolves

pack

Group or compress

  • howlProlonged mournful cry
  • predatorOrganism that consumes others
  • wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms

alpha · den · hunting · canine · mythology · symbolism · wild · fangs · territory

Opposites
musical authenticity/roots

Los LobosMilli Vanilli

Fraudulent vocal duo

The Monkees · Backstreet Boys · NSYNC · boy bands

cultural positioning

Los LobosLynyrd Skynyrd

Freebird performing group

The Beach Boys · Garth Brooks · Ted Nugent · Kid Rock

Family

wolfishly, lobo, wolfishness

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Rated G