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Los Galos

Chilean pop band group Los Galos was formed in Santiago in 1963 by teenage friends Roberto Zúñiga Mauro (drums), Juan Méndez (clarinet), and Luis Tamblay (accordion), who began performing together under the name The Douglas. In 1966, guitarist Carlos Baeza joined the group while Méndez and Baeza left to focus on their academic careers. After recruiting clarinetist Nicolás Parra and bassist Lucho Muñoz, The Douglas scored a deal with Caracol Records in 1967 and changed their name to El Sonido de Los Galos at the suggestion of label owner Antonio Contreras Aguilera. Following the r...