Mojinos Escozios came together when five local musicians joined forces following their appearance in a Barcelona music contest, and the band played its first concert on December 1, 1994. Their distinctive approach—pairing rock arrangements with lyrics drawn from everyday comic scenarios—quickly spread across Spain. The quintet entered the studio for its first album in May 1996 and reached best-seller status with the subsequent release Demasiao Perro Pa Trabajá: Demasiao Carvo Pal Rocanró, which earned the group supporting slots alongside Napalm Death and Manowar at the Barbarian Rock Festival. After inking a deal with Dro East West, the musicians issued En un Cortijo Grande... El Que Es Tonto Se Muere de Hambre in 2000; the following year saw Las Margaritas Son Flores del Campo, helmed by producer Esteban Coll. In 2002 the band tracked its fifth album, Más de 8 Milliones de Discos Vendidos, backed by a big band, and also appeared in a film that fused its trademark humor with hard-rock sounds.
The next year brought Ópera Rock Triunfo, a rock-opera satire of the talent show American Idol. Building on the momentum of their sixth album, Mojinos Escozíos delivered Semos Unos Monstruos in 2004 and Con Cuernos y a lo Loco in 2005; a compilation titled Diez Anos Escozíos arrived in 2006. The group maintained its rigorous pace with the 2008 release of its eighth album, Pa Pito el Mio, while maintaining a heavy touring schedule. Their ninth record, Los Novios que las Madres Nunca Quisieron, followed a year later, yet the tenth project did not surface until 2011. That collaborative effort, Mená Chatruá, revisited the band’s best-known songs in new versions recorded with guests that included José Manuel Casany and Ariel Rot.
