text: los ángeles negros los ángeles negros ( english : the black angels ) are a chilean pop ballad band formed in san carlos de chile in 1968 . the band 's best - known line - up consisted of singer germaín de la fuente , guitarist mario gutiérrez , keyboardist jorge gonzález , bassist miguel ángel " nano " concha , and drummer luis ortiz . their music is a blend of boleros , psychedelic funk and rock music , known as balada rockmántica . the original members of the band included three teenagers and a worker from a local school . after winning a local competition in june 1968 , they recorded and released their first single , " porque te quiero " , which attracted the attention of chile 's odeon records representatives , urging two of the four members of the band to record an album with three other studio musicians . as a result , they recorded porque te quiero in 1969 , and several chart - topping singles across latin america in the following years . following de la fuente 's departure from the group , most of the classic band members also left and established bands with similar names , including germaín y sus ángeles negros and los ángeles de chile . guitarist mario gutiérrez continued to work with other musicians under the name of los ángeles negros . songs by los ángeles negros have been covered by singers including celia cruz , raphael , and josé luis rodríguez , while others have been sampled by hip - hop and rap musicians such as , damian marley , the beastie boys , and jay - z. history formation , radio competition , and the first lp ( 1968 – 1969 ) cristián blasser and mario gutiérrez , students from the escuela de san carlos ( now liceo politécnico de san carlos ) , and sergio rojas , who worked at the school , formed a band in 1968 . upon hearing an announcement of a bands tournament organized by la radio station from , they recruited germaín de la fuente , who was well known in the local scene for his vocal abilities . blasser and gutiérrez played the guitar , rojas the bass , and de la fuente became the keyboardist and lead vocalist . most of the band members were musically inspired by acts such as the beatles except de la fuente , who did not like them at all and wanted to do bolero music . as a result , they created a mixed style known as the balada rockmántica or bolero - beat . sergio rojas suggested the band to be named los ángeles negros ( the black angels ) , in reference to another chilean band called pat henry y los diablos ( pat henry and the blue devils ) . although the band was initially reluctant to use a name in spanish , they adopted los ángeles negros after de la fuente 's mother said she liked it . in june 1968 los ángeles negros won la radio station 's competition , in which they competed against a band named los , and received the opportunity to record a single in indis , an independent label owned by pianist raúl lara . they recorded " porque te quiero " / " día sin sol " , which was released by indis as a single . after recording the songs in santiago , the band returned to san carlos and became a quintet when drummer federico blasser joined them . in the meantime , their single received high airplay in some chilean provinces , and because of de la fuente 's voice , attracted the attention of jorge oñate , the director of chile 's odeon records , who asked the band to go to santiago to record an lp for his record company . however , only de la fuente and guitarist mario gutiérrez eventually went . oñate quickly contacted three studio musicians — drummer luis ortiz , keyboardist jorge gonzález , and bassist miguel ángel " nano " concha — with which de la fuente and gutiérrez recorded los ángeles negros ' debut lp , porque te quiero , released in 1969 . latin american success , and departure of ortíz and de la fuente ( 1969 – 1974 ) following the release of porque te quiero , gutiérrez and de la fuente suggested the studio musicians to stay permanently in the group , a proposal which they accepted . the new band members used to be part of another chilean group called los , whose music was influenced by the psychedelic funk , which they incorporated in their next recordings with los ángeles negros . later , in october 1969 , they recorded and released their second album , y volveré . the record contained songs which helped the band become popular throughout chile and latin america , including " y volveré " ( cover version of " - moi " by alain with new lyrics by de la fuente ) , " como quisiera " , and " murió la flor " . los ángeles negros then began a tour in latin america , visiting countries including ecuador , peru , venezuela , and argentina . according to jorge leiva from the chilean national council of culture and the arts ' website música popular , they performed at " stadiums which were full of people , with an unusual media coverage " . in 1971 , they moved to mexico , where their lp y volveré sold 700 , 000 copies . the band released seven new lps between 1970 and 1974 : te dejo la ciudad sin mí ( 1970 ) , esta noche la paso contigo ( 1971 ) , la cita ( 1971 ) , el tren el olvido ( 1972 ) , si estoy llorando ( 1973 ) , en mis sueños ( 1973 ) , and mi final ( 1973 ) . their popularity in chile decreased , however . besides the fact that the country was taken control by a government junta after the 1973 coup d 'état , the musical scene of the time was mostly " folkloric " , with víctor jara and violeta parra as some prominent figures . the band was also qualified as " " ( drama queens ) . the internal relationship of the band was deteriorated , which concluded with the departure of ortiz from los ángeles negros , following an argument with de la fuente in early 1973 . de la fuente lost interest in the band , and subsequently quit the group in march 1974 . mi vida como un , continuing success , and return to chile ( 1974 – 1993 ) after ortíz and de la fuente left the band , the remaining members continued to play under the direction of miguel ángel " nano " concha as los ángeles negros . ismael montes replaced de la fuente as the singer , and luis astudillo replaced ortiz as the drummer . concha 's ángeles negros recorded and released the album mi vida como un in 1974 . meanwhile , de la fuente along with other mexican musicians formed the band germaín y sus ángeles negros , and settled in mexico city . concha 's ángeles negros played during the following years with mexican singers oscar and enrique castillo , and micky alarcón and guillermo lynch from chile , releasing the albums , , an instrumental one ( all three from 1976 ) , serenata sin luna ( 1977 ) , pasión y vida ( 1978 ) , será , será mujer ( 1979 ) , and tu ( 1980 ) . drummer luis ortíz returned to the band in 1981 , following astudillo 's departure in 1980 . they achieved success with songs such as " el del amor " , " volverás " , josé alfredo jiménez 's " " , and los red juniors ' " al pasar esa " . after the successful period in the early 1980s when the band performed live at least 150 times in mexico in a year , they decided to move to this country in 1983 . however , in 1982 , keyboardist jorge gutiérrez left for de la fuente 's band , although he would occasionally play for los ángeles negros as a " hired musician " . singer eddie martínez joined los ángeles negros , while drummer luis astudillo returned to the band for the second time in 1986 , after ortiz moved to the previous year . from ortíz comeback in 1981 until his new departure , the band released volverás ( 1981 ) , siempre ( 1982 ) , piano / mía ( 1983 ) , con alas nuevas ( 1984 ) , and prohibido ( 1985 ) . the band did not release new albums until the 1990 comeback album el . the next year they released de aquí en adelante , an album " inspired by tropical music , which showed the band 's difficulties finding a new musical path " , according to jorge leiva . " nano " concha decided to return to chile in 1992 , and established an oldies music store in santiago . former members gonzález and de la fuente also returned to chile , in 1993 . gutiérrez 's leadership and the reunion ( 1993 – present ) guitarist gutiérrez continued to be part of los ángeles negros as the only original member , and later became its leader . gutiérrez 's ángeles negros recruited another singer in addition to martínez , the chilean antonio saavedra . the band plays yearly at least 50 times in mexico , keeping the ángeles negros ' most well - known songs in their live repertoire , and they have released two albums since 1993 : toda una vida ( 1996 ) , and metamorfosis ( 2003 ) . gutiérrez has been involved in several legal battles against the former members of the band and other unrelated individuals who perform as " los ángeles negros " or similar names , who are for him " " ( illegal musicians ) . those individuals include singer germaín de la fuente , who performs since 1974 as germaín y sus ángeles negros , keyboardist jorge gonzález with singer micky alarcón , who created a band called el sonido de los ángeles in the late 1990s , and drummer luis ortíz and singer guillermo lynch , who created the band los ángeles de chile . de la fuente , gonzález , concha , and ortíz announced their reunion in february 2009 to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of y volveré , originally released in 1969 . their label emi qualified the event as " unprecedented " . gutiérrez did not want to participate in the ángeles negros reunion , fearing eventual criticism . they played together for the first time since 1974 at the teatro on 14 february 2010 . the group 's reunion , however , lasted until march of that year , because of " economic issues " just before a performance at sala , a concert hall in santiago . legacy and recognition the style of los ángeles negros , balada rockmántica or bolero - beat , was immediately imitated by chilean bands such as los golpes , capablanca , los , and the peruvian band los verdes . they also influenced bands such as los bukis from mexico , and los bunkers from chile . los ángeles negros are regarded as a " classic example of romantic latin music . " several songs by los ángeles negros have been covered by bands and artists such as los tr3s , los bunkers , sexual democracia , josé josé , raphael , and celia cruz , while others have been sampled by hip hop and rap acts such as the beastie boys , jay - z , damian marley , and . a documentary titled ángeles negros directed by chilean filmmakers bustos and jorge leiva was premiered at the hoyts and arte alameda cinemas in santiago on 18 october 2007 . the documentary , which was recorded in chile , mexico , and the united states , is a " tribute " to the band , and " reviews their history " . the band was awarded " el de oro " ( the golden microphone ) by the asociación nacional de de méxico in 2012 . the band 's 1969 song " el rey y yo " was featured in 2013 videogame grand theft auto v , specifically in the game 's radio east los fm . " [ ' el rey y yo ' ] is the gamers ' preferred song " , states a la article describing the song 's inclusion in the videogame . members discography studio albums