20 Best Latin Rock songs of the decade

The 20 Best Latin Rock songs of the decade, out of order. In this decade the music has evolved more than ever, new bands appeared but luckily in the list we will see some legendary names too. Enjoy it, watch the videos and feel free to comment!

1. Andrés Calamaro - Estadio Azteca

Year: 2004

Country: Argentina
In the middle of a covers’ album called “El Cantante”, Calamaro –along with Marcelo Scornik- wrote a new song that talks about some vicissitudes of life.

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2. Babasónicos - Pijamas

Year: 2008

Country: Argentina 

By far one of the most successful bands during this decade. In the lyrics the singer calls a girl to invite coming home, but with a naive suggestion: “bring your pijamas”.
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3. Bunbury - Lady Blue

Year: 2002

Country: Spain 

In this decade, the voice of "Héroes del Silencio" produced some songs under the name Bunbury. This slow psychedelic pop rock was his greatest hit as soloist.
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4. Café Tacuba - Eres

Year: 2004

Country: Mexico
One of the greatest band of the 90’s, that did not let its fans down during these last ten years. This great rock ballad proves that.
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5. Christina Rosenvinge - La distancia adecuada

Year: 2008

Country: Spain
A singer who reinvents herself from time to time, but as this songs shows it, she never loses her quality. The video of this song is worth to be watched.
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6. Coti (feat. Julieta Venegas & Paulina Rubio) - Nada fue un error

Year: 2002

Country: Argentina / Mexico
Very catchy song that reached its highest popularity in a live version featuring  Julieta Venegas and Paulina Rubio.
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 7. Estopa - Vino Tinto

Year: 2001

Country: Spain
This band always shows very fresh style in all its songs, with rock, rumba, and some other Spanish sounds.
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8. Fito Páez - Bello Abril

Year: 2003

Country: Argentina
The nineties was his decade, but he still creates great tunes and lyrics. In "Bello Abril", Fito is featuring with Luis Alberto Spinetta.
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9. Gustavo Cerati - Cosas imposibles

Year: 2002

Country: Argentina
The leader of the emblematic band Soda Stereo has been quite active during the last years, and this is an example of how good music he created.
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10. Jarabe de Palo - Bonito

Year: 2003

Country: Spain
In 2003 Jarabe de Palo launches “Bonito” a disc full of good vibrations lyrics and lively tunes.
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11. Juanes - Fíjate bien

Year: 2001

Country: Colombia
Now a global pop star, but in the very beginning Juanes used to make better music. One of his first hits was “Fíjate bien”, in which he talks about love and life using guerrilla metaphors. Maybe many people don’t know well this song. The best Juanes’ song by far.
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12. La Ley - Aquí

Year: 2000

Country: Chile
This song was created when the band reaches its maturity, and starts taking its dark style away. The lyrics of this song express feelings of a new era of changes to humankind.
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13. La Sarita - Guachimán

Year: 2003

Country: Peru
The song is a powerful fusion of cumbia and rock, with social content’s lyrics. This year 2009 the band launched a new version, in the album “Mamacha Simona”.
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14. Los Rabanes - My commanding wife

Year: 2000

Country: Panama
A song made to dance, rock and mosh to die. The song has two versions, in Spanish and in English.
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15. Maná - Eres mi religión

Year: 2002

Country: Mexico
Part of the album “Revolución de amor”. There is also an Italian version “Eri la Mia Religione” by Zucchero, who is friend of the band.
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16. Manu Chao - Me gustas tú

Year: 2001

Country: France
French singer with Latin-American spirit, who composed excellent songs during the decade. This was probably his most popular hit in the Spanish speaking world.
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17. Molotov - Frijolero

Year: 2003

Country: Mexico
Spanglish song that depicts the band’s view of the current situation between Mexicans and Americans, especially that related to the border between these countries.

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18. Pelo Madueño - Alma de 80’s

Year: 2004

Country: Peru
Great tunes and lyrics that makes your mind imagine how rock and life was during the eighties.
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19. Plastilina Mosh - Peligroso Pop

Year: 2006

Country: Mexico

Another exceptionally prolific band during the last years. Song partially sung in English.
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20. Zoé - Nada

Year: 2009

Country: Mexico
It seems that this decade the Mexican bands ruled. This song has an evident taste to the 80's band "Virus", mixed with Latin-style romantic melodies, and contemporary electronic sounds.
(Please click on song's title to watch the video)