Héroes del Silencio

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Heroes Del Silencio
Heroes Del Silencio
Heroes Del Silencio
Background information
Origin Zaragoza, Spain
Genre(s) Rock En Español
Years active 1984-1996, 2007
Label(s) EMI
Website http://www.Heroesdelsilencio.es
Members
Enrique Bunbury
Joaquin Cardiel
Juan Valdivia
Pedro Andreu
Alan Boguslavsky

Héroes del Silencio is a Spanish rock band from Zaragoza (Spain) formed by Enrique Bunbury. In the 1990s they experienced great success around Spain and The Americas becoming one of the most successful Spanish Acts in history of The Rock En Español Scene. The Band Lasted ten years, breaking up in 1997 and produced numerous albums. In 2007, as part of a 20-year anniversary celebration and 10 years after their break-up, they are participating in a 10-concert world tour.

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[edit] Biography

Héroes del Silencio (Spanish for heroes of silence) was formed in Spain during the mid-'80s. The band comprises singer/guitarist Enrique Bunbury, lead guitarist Juan Valdivia, second guitarist Alan Boguslavsky, bassist Joaquin Cardiel and drummer Pedro Andreu, Héroes del Silencio quickly gained a fervent local following; among their fans was Ole Ole member Gustavo Montesano, who helped the group win a contract with EMI. In late 1987 they issued their debut EP, Héroe de Leyenda; it was well received by both critics and audiences, and their 1989 full-length effort El Mar No Cesa went platinum within weeks of its release. 1990's Senderos de Traición immediately topped the Spanish charts, and in 1991 Héroes del Silencio appeared at the "Rock Against Racism" festival in Berlin, resulting in enormous popularity throughout Germany as well. The double live LP Parasiempre followed in 1996, and in 1998 Héroes del Silencio returned with Rarezas, a collection of rare and unreleased tracks.

They are considered the most important Rock band in Spain for a number of reasons: one, if for the great conmotion and fans that they created (the most loyal fans as quoted on "El Ruido y La Furia" DVD) and the other reason is because they were the first Spanish band that was famous and kept on doing their lyrics in Spanish (although the booklets in the CDs have lyrics in both Spanish and English). This made them won a recognition by the King of Spain for distributing the Spanish language in the world.

The Band Did Numerous world Tours Especially in Latin America and Los Angeles. In 1997 due to different artistic ideology and goals the band broke up. Enrique Bunbury kept his Solo career and Created albums Like "Radical Sonora" and others.

[edit] Current Events

In 2007, Heroes del Silencio agreed to participate in a 10 concert exclusive world-wide tour in ten cities around the world, provocatively named "Todo por la Pasta Tour" (TPPT). Actually, the band is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first performances and it has also been 10 years since their disbanding in 1997. The first concert will take place in Guatemala City on September 15, followed by Buenos Aires (September 22), Los Angeles (September 28), Mexico City (October 4 & 6), Zaragoza, Spain (October 10 & 12) and Seville, Spain on (October 20), which will close the '07 Tour. Two other concerts have not been confirmed yet, but they will take place in Latin America.


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