Los Shakers
Los Shakers were an influential rock n’ roll band from Uruguay who reached
prominence all across Latin America in the mid-60s. The band was composed of
Hugo Fattoruso on lead vocals and guitar, his brother Osvaldo Fattoruso on
guitar, Roberto "Pelín" Capobianco on bass and Carlos "Caio" Vila on drums. Los
Shakers formed in 1964 in Montevideo, Uruguay after the Fattoruso brothers were
inspired by The Beatles film A Hard Day’s Night. The band donned similar
clothing, haircuts, and musical style as the Liverpudlian foursome, writing and
recording songs in both English and Spanish. A...
