La Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del Quinto Patio is a band formed in Mexico City in 1985. They are pioneers of rock en español and one of the most influential rock bands in Mexico.
Maldita Vecindad in November 2006
Neighborhood of Colonia Roma Mexico City, Puebla Street
Germán Genaro Cipriano Teodoro Gómez Valdés y Castillo, known as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, comedian and singer, specialized in the musical genre of bolero.
Maldita Vecindad
…of a society anxious to improve its economic status. Their wardrobe has incorporated elements of the pachuco, an archetypical character represented by Tin Tán in Mexican cinema. Tin Tan is sampled in one of the group's biggest hits, 1991's Pachuco. The last studio album they recorded was in 2009. Since then…
Valdés in 1954
Valdés in 1953
Valdés with his brother Antonio, c. 1960s
The Valdés brothers; Ramón (gray suit, first on the left), Antonio (plaid shirt), Germán (gray suit, center) and Manuel (black suit, last in the second row from the right) in 1958