History
Rock music has been produced in Latin America since the late 1950s. Some Rock bands started to use unusual instruments such as maracas and quenas. In the late 1960s, artists like Santana started using a different technique to make Rock music; by incorporating influences of Latin Jazz. Its sound was incorporated by young Latino-players on the US, as an answer to the Rock en Español movement in Latin America, led by bands like Soda Stereo, Caifanes or Los Prisioneros.
In the early 1990s, it was used by Mexican bands such as Maldita Vecindad and Café Tacuba. They were accepted on the Latino circuit in the US, especially by the Mexican community, as any Rock en Español band had made ever. Latin Alternative was born.
With the passage of time and many musical styles in the US-Latino, Latin Alternative has become as diverse as the Rock music genre itself. Today, many music journalists and fans regard Latin Alternative as a subgenre of Rock en Español, and like Rock en Español, it may be further divided into more specific genres of music.
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