Los Mentas
Los Mentas | |
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 Los Mentas | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Genres | Rockabilly |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Members | Juan Olmedillo Carlos Aray Héctor Paredes Richard Blanco Luis "Droopy" Pulido |
Los Mentas is a Venezuelan rockabilly and punk band formed in Caracas in 1998. Their lyrics are often infused with dark humor.
History
Los Mentas were formed in Caracas in 1998 and won the Festival Nuevas Bandas the following year.[1] In 2000, they released their debut album, Taguara's Forever, and were invited to perform at the Rock al Parque festival in Colombia.[2] By 2004, the quartet had put out Masacre en el Pin 5,[1] whose single "Zombies en la morgue" was accompanied by an animated video that aired on MTV Latin America.[3]
Their fourth studio album, Sopa, seco y jugo, arrived in 2008,[1] the same year they played at the Vive Latino festival in Mexico.[3] Two years later, they shifted toward a punkier sound with U. E. L. M. (Unidad Educativa Los Mentas),[1] and in 2014 they released their sixth LP, Dios, El Diablo y El Dinero.[1]
In 2015, the band returned to the Rock al Parque stage.[2] More recently, they issued El Museo de los Pillos (2022), a collection of covers paying tribute to Venezuelan rock acts such as Sentimiento Muerto, Seguridad Nacional, and King Changó.[1] In 2025, they performed live in Madrid.[1]
Discography
- Taguara's Forever (2000)
- Hasta que los bares nos separen (2002)
- Masacre en el pin 5 (2004)
- Sopa, seco y jugo (2008)
- U.E.L.M. (2010)
- Dios, el Diablo y el dinero (2014)
- El museo de los pillos (2022)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ballesta, Juan Carlos (18 October 2025). "Los Mentas en Madrid: el inolvidable primer jolgorio ibérico". Revista Ladosis (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Exclusiva desde Bogotá: Los Mentas sacuden el "Rock Al Parque"". El Estímulo (in Spanish). 19 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Los Mentas en el Vive Latino 2008". Oídos Sucios (in Spanish). 27 March 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2026.