in 1995 he was invited to madrid by well-known spanish songwriter joaquín sabina, who introduced him to other important spanish singers. drexler went to spain to record the album "vaivén" in 1996 with spanish musicians. "vaivén" included some old songs from his previous releases mixed with new compositions. he moved to spain and recorded another four albums: "llueve" (1997), "frontera" (1999), "sea" (2001) and "eco" (2004). in 2001, drexler co-wrote two songs for spanish singer rosario flores ("agua y sal" and "rosa y miel") for her album "muchas flores".