The De La Torre are a Barcelona band born in the early 60's. The idea for the group was of Emilio de la Torre, the eldest of three brothers, having spent many years traveling with bands that stood out as tenor soloist and trumpeter. The youngest of three brothers, Juan had just left the conservatory, where he had excelled as pianist and musical ability, particularly when making arrangements, but his musical was not to chamber music or as executor classic. The middle brother, Carlos, decided to take the battery. And to complete the group, they took to a great friend of the three, Paco, who became stepbrothers, since training in the beginning, it was known as "Los 4 de la Torre."
This was how the group started operating in late 1961 and eventually signed in no time, in 1963, a good contract with the now defunct label Belter. In 1964 they launched their first single, but until the end of 1965 does not begin to find success with the song "Mamita" that was released on an EP with another issue of great success, "Española abanícame." The song "Mamita" was premiered out of competition and with great success in the Festival de Aranda de Duero in August 1965, a month before the onset of that EP, causing the biggest applause of the whole festival. In 1966 they gained much popularity due to his acclaimed performance at the Festival de Mallorca, with the theme "Vuelo 502" that presented for the first there, staying in second place (something that few remember, because it was so successful that eclipsed the winner of that contest).
That was till late 1966, when "false brother" decided to leave the training overwhelmed by the success and determined to have a calmer family life. Thus, "Los 4 de la Torre" were renamed "Los de La Torre". During this second stage in Belter records, the success continues with songs like "Señor López", or the introduction of "ska" in Spain with the theme "Operación sol." In 1968 were booked to disappeared Vergara records, but made some apocryphal work (with names like "Tinglado" - Shed, in English) with his former label. At the time Vergara, the brothers were surrounded by another vocalist and a guitar to suit more the sound of the time, but the essence remained the group's three voices of the brothers. Three of the most memorable hits of that era were "Yo te diré" version of the theme of the movie "Los últimos de Filipinas", "La Raspa", and "Ribodebodé" among others many issues.
(Text taken from their blog, and translated by me.)
Today, I upload "Española abanícame", a ye-ye song included in their 1965 EP Discos Belter – 51.566, along with Siluetas (Silhouettes), Mamita, and Sigue, sigue (Keep Searchin'). By the way, I also link a Youtube video containing a song by Los de La Torre including in the 1965Spanish movie "El mago de los sueños".
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Los de la Torre - El mago de los sueños (1965) - "Cleo y el marcianito"
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