Los Pasteles Verdes

Los Pasteles Verdes was a Latin pop group most popular in the 1970s. They originated in Chimbote, Peru, but performed for many years in Mexico.^[1]

Los Pasteles Verdes
Origin	Chimbote, Peru
Genres	Latin ballad, psychedelic pop
Years active	1973–present
Members	Hugo Acuña Dubbie Acuña Richie Acuña Kike Gamez Victor Hugo Acuña Jr.
Past members	Luis Alberto “Rabanito” Rios German Laos Cesar Vargas César Acuña Tommy Lamas Tito Cerna Jorge Luis Príncipe Miguel Moreno Juan Vasquez Adan Zavaleta Guillermo Araujo Raul Padilla Aldo Guibovich Fernando Arias Gustavo Cano

History

Los Pasteles Verdes was founded by guitarist Víctor Hugo Acuña and keyboardist Cesar Acuña, who are brothers; they had previously played together in The Jeekstones and Los Benkers.^[1] In 1973 they formed Los Pasteles Verdes with Singers: Aldo Guibovich, German Laos, drummer Jorge Luis Principe, bassist Miguel Moreno, and percussionist Juan Vásquez. Their first hit, a success across Latin America, was "Angelitos Negros", which preceded the release of their debut Recuerdos de Una Noche.^[1] Among their later hits were "Hipocresia" and "Esclavo y Amo".^{[citation needed]}

The group made a significant impact on the Mexican and Mexican-American musical markets in the late 1970s.^[2] For part of the 1970s and 1980s they were based out of Mexico. They toured Japan in 2007.^[3]

Members

Current

• Hugo Acuña
• Dubbie Acuña
• Richie Acuña
• Kike Gamez
• Victor Hugo Acuña Jr.

Former

• German Laos
• Luis Alberto Rios
• Cesar Vargas
• César Acuña
• Tommy Lamas
• Tito Cerna
• Jorge Luis Príncipe
• Miguel Moreno
• Juan Vasquez
• Adan Zavaleta
• Guillermo Araujo
• Raul Padilla
• Aldo Guibovich
• Fernando Arias
• Linker Sanchez
• Gustavo Mendez