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El Último de la Fila was a successful Spanish rock group based in Barcelona, Spain. Formed in 1985 by Manolo García and Quimi Portet, the group released a total of 7 full-length albums before disbanding in early 1998.

El Último de la Fila
OriginBarcelona
GenresPop-rock
Years active1984 – 1998
LabelsPDI
EMI, Perro Records[note 1]
Past membersManolo García
Quimi Portet

Manolo García was the singer in a group called Los Rápidos (The Rapids) and Quimi Portet had created a group named Kul de Mandril (Mandrill Buttocks). They started playing together in Los Burros (The Donkeys) in 1984. Then around 1985 they decided to form El Último de la Fila, becoming one of the most successful Spanish groups of the 1980s and 1990s, touring throughout Spain and Latin America.

They were ranked number 1 on Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Spanish rock bands".[1]


History



1980s


In 1985, the two frontmen for the short-lived band, Los BurrosManolo García and Quimi Portet ‒ formed the group, El Último de la Fila. After signing with independent music label, PDI, they released their first full-length album in February 1985 entitled Cuando la pobreza entra por la puerta, el amor salta por la ventana.

In 1986, the band released their follow-up album, Enemigos de lo ajeno, with the track, "Insurrección", being chosen as "Best Song of the Year" by Rock de Lux magazine. Enemigos de lo ajeno achieved the first Gold record, due to sales in excess of fifty thousand, for the band.

1987 saw the release of the group's third album, Nuevas mezclas ‒ recorded on a larger budget with improved sound quality ‒ followed by 1988's Como la cabeza al sombrero which sold more than 400,000 copies. The band began performing at larger and larger concert venues throughout Europe and South America, including the September 1988 Amnesty International Human Rights Now! concert in Barcelona, along with Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, and Youssou N'Dour.

From 1988 to 1990, the group continued touring throughout Europe and the Americas including stops in Mexico, the United States, Colombia, Argentina, and Venezuela.


1990s


In 1990, the band released their fifth album, Nuevo pequeño catálogo de seres y estares, which reached #1 on the AFYVE sales chart. The group also founded their own music company, Perro Records.

After another extensive tour throughout Spain, Europe, and South America, the group issued its sixth album, Astronomía razonable, in 1993 which became the first album by a Spanish group to stay at #1 on the AFYVE sales chart for 10 or more weeks. The disc also went gold in Venezuela and Mexico. The group promoted the album with a new international tour which included scenography designed by the Els Comediants theater group.

In 1995, the band released their seventh and final album, La rebelión de los hombres rana, and again toured internationally in collaboration with Els Comediants. The concerts included tracks from the group's entire history including songs from the Los Rápidos and Los Burros eras.


1998 breakup


On 13 January 1998, El Último de la Fila announced their breakup so that the group's two founding members, Manolo García and Quimi Portet, would each separately pursue solo careers.


Album discography



References



Notes


  1. PDI from 1985 to 1990, then from 1990 to 1998 their record would be Perro Records distributed by EMI

Sources


  1. "Especial RS: Los 50 mejores grupos de rock español en RollingStone". Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-03.



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El Último de la Fila fue un grupo musical de rock español formado por Manolo García (vocalista) y Quimi Portet (guitarrista), y surgido en la ciudad de Barcelona. Ha sido uno de los grupos musicales de más éxito en España durante las décadas de 1980 y de 1990, años en los que desarrollaron siete álbumes musicales y numerosas giras, generalmente en España, aunque también en diversos países de Hispanoamérica.



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