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Brothers Víctor Hugo Acuña and Cesar Acuña began playing popular music in a band known as the Jeekstones, later called los Benkers. These two bands marked the beginning of one of the most popular Latin pop outfits of the 1970s. Los Pasteles Verdes emerged in 1973 comprising singer German Laos, guitarist Hugo Acuña, keyboardist Cesar Acuña, drummer Jorge Luis Principe, bassist Miguel Moreno, and percussionist Juan Vásquez. Singer Aldo Guibovich joined in 1974. Their first hit, called "Angelitos Negros," anticipated their debut album Recuerdos de Una Noche. After touring all over Latin America, the Peruvian ensemble settled in Mexico for more than a decade.
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Los Pasteles Verdes was a Latin pop group most popular in the 1970s. They originated in Chimbote, Peru, but performed for many years in Mexico.
History
Los Pasteles Verdes was founded by guitarist Víctor Hugo Acuña and keyboardist Cesar Acuña, who are brothers; they had previously played together in The Jeekstones and Los Benkers. In 1973 they formed Los Pasteles Verdes with singer German Laos, drummer Jorge Luis Principe, bassist Miguel Moreno, and percussionist Juan Vásquez. In 1974, another singer, Aldo Guibovich, joined the group. Their first hit, a success across Latin America, was "Angelitos Negros", which preceded the release of their debut Recuerdos de Una Noche. Among their later hits were "Hipocresia" and "Esclavo y Amo".
The group made a significant impact on the Mexican and Mexican-American musical markets in the late 1970s. For part of the 1970s and 1980s they were based out of Mexico. They toured Japan in 2007.
