Agrupación Marilyn formed in Buenos Aires in mid-2006, created by Santiago
Ismael “El Lechuga” Torres with lead vocals by Juan Óscar “Juancito” Rivarola
and an original lineup including Maury (timbales), Changa (bass), Gastón
(guitar), Turko (keyboards) and Claudio (güiro), shaping a romantic,
street-level “cumbia testimonial” sound. Their debut album Historias (2006)
featured enduring hits such as “Su Florcita,” “Mamá Soltera,” “Me Enamoré,” “Y
Dime,” “Oh Marilyn,” and “2 de Abril,” which quickly became staples of Argentine
cumbia. The follow-up Hecho con Amor (2008) broadened t...