Tequila (band)

Tequila was an Argentine-Spanish rock band, active between 1976 and 1983. The group consisted of Ariel Rot (guitar), Alejo Stivel (voice), Julián Infante (guitar), Felipe Lipe (bass) and Manolo Iglesias (drums). Tequila was one of the most popular bands in the early years of democracy in Spain.

Tequila emerged after the fall of the Franco regime, years before la Movida Madrileña days. Their music has influences from artists such as Chuck Berry and The Rolling Stones, a sound very different from the symphonic rock and urban rock groups predominant on the Spanish scene at the time. Songs like Salta!! (which was played for the first time in the well-known television show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez), Quiero besarte, Me Vuelvo Loco, and Rock and Roll en la plaza del pueblo, catapulted the five Tequila members to stardom.

1976-1982 members

 * Alejo Stivel - Vocals and songwriter (1976-1982), (2008-2009), (2018-2020)
 * Ariel Rot - Lead guitar and songwriter (1976-1982), (2008-2009), (2018-2020)
 * Julián Infante - Rhythm guitar (1976-1982)
 * Felipe Gutierrez - Bass (1976-1982), (2008)
 * Manolo Iglesias - Drums (1976-1982)

2008-present members

 * Alejo Stivel - Vocals and songwriter
 * Ariel Rot - Lead guitar and songwriter
 * Josu García
 * Mac Hernández
 * Daniel Griffin (musician)
 * Mauro Mietta

Studio albums
Tequila release four studio albums, and were working in a fifth before their first breakup. The song "Me estás atrapando otra vez", intended for the further, would finally appear in the Los Rodriguez album Sin documentos.


 * Matrícula de Honor (1978)
 * Rock and roll (1979)
 * Viva! Tequila! (1980)
 * Confidencial (1981)

Compilation albums

 * Éxitos (1982)
 * Tequila (1990)
 * Tequila Forever (1999)
 * Salta!!! (2001)
 * Lo mejor de la edad de oro del pop español (2001)
 * Vuelve Tequila (2008)

Live album

 * Adiós Tequila. En vivo (2019)