Los Brincos

The story of the four-piece Spanish rock band los Brincos began in the 1960s when Juan Pardo and Fernando Arbex crossed paths at the Norba club and bonded over their shared love of music, ultimately forming the group. Ex-los Estudiantes member Luis Sartorius, newly appointed director of the Novola label, selected the act as a Spanish counterpart to the Beatles. Rosa Arbex suggested the name los Brincos after rejecting the alternative Las Ovejas Negras. Once Manuel González and Junior completed the lineup, the musicians began writing and recording original material in both English and Spanish. Tragedy struck in 1964 when Luis Sartorius died in a car accident, yet the quartet pressed forward despite the loss. Their self-titled debut yielded the hit single “Flamenco.” To prepare their sophomore effort, the band relocated to Milan in 1966, where “Tú Me Dijiste Adios” soon ascended the charts. Following an appearance at Benidorm’s Festival, Juan Pardo and Junior departed to launch a new venture and were succeeded by Vicente Ramírez and Miguel Morales. The 1967 release “Lola” marked their commercial breakthrough. After completing a third album in 1968, the musicians explored fresh sonic directions, traveling to the United States in 1970 to record the experimental album Mundodemoniocarne with keyboardist Oscar Lasprilla. The project marked the group’s final chapter, closing one of Spain’s most distinctive rock eras.