| Los Jaigüey | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Mexico City, México 20px |
| Genres | Rock, Funk, Cumbia, Norteño, Rock alternativo, New Wave |
| Years active | 2006 - Present |
| Labels | Productora de Onda/Fonarte Latino |
| Associated acts | Santa Sabina, Alex Otaola |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | |
| Poncho Figueroa Gustavo Jacob Ricardo Jacob |
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Los Jaigüey is a band formed by Poncho Figueroa (Bassist founder of the seminal Mexican band Santa Sabina) along with brothers Gustavo Jacob (Thelmo Castelló, La Escalera de Jacob) and Ricardo Jacob (Thelmo Castelló, La Escalera de Jacob and collaborator of the prestigious Proceso magazine) who together form a musical outcome.[1] Particularly focusing in telling short stories depicting characters from different backgrounds and origins[2] often in a reflexive tone. They released their self-titled debut album in late 2009 through Fonarte, an independent label from Latin America.[3]
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The band was formed due to all three musician's participation in Rockdrigo Gonzálezs commemorative concert on September 19, 2005. That day along with Roberto Ponce (pivotal piece of the Música Rupestre scene of Mexican rock besides Rockdrigo) they performed for thousands of people in Mexico City's Zócalo.[4][5]
August 8, 2006 is the official debut date of the band and their trascendence becomes notorious as John Cameron Mitchell invited them to be his backing band during his participation in the Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la Ciudad de México (FICCO) in 2007 along with musician/composer Leo Heiblum, notable for his work in the documentary In The Pit[6] among others.
The band also are keen filmmakers, and under the name Cinco Pesos they released their first short film Tepoztlahuilanali Xou that depicts the street show of bassist Poncho Figueroa in nahuatl language with international showings in Damascus, Siria and London, England.[7]
The album was released in October 2009.[8][9]