Banda Explozones formed in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, with Juan Carlos Romo, Samuel Romo, Enrique Pacheco, and Fernando Avitia playing traditional Mexican banda with a modern energy. They released their first album 'El Apagón' in 1996, but it was their 1998 album 'La Chica' that made them widely known.
That title track became a regional Mexican staple, a straightforward love song about meeting someone at a dance. It's still one of their most recognized songs, along with others like 'Pirofagia' and 'Meu Motivo'.
In 2006, the band was involved in a bus accident that killed several members. They continued afterward, but the group's story is marked by that loss.
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