Panteón Rococó is one of Mexico’s longest-running and most popular ska bands, founded in 1995 during the height of the genre’s third-wave revival.
∙ The group formed in high school and named themselves after the 1985 drama El cocodrilo solitario del panteón rococó by Mexican playwright Hugo Argüelles.
∙ After gaining a following with the 1997 demo Toloache Pa´mi Negra, they released their debut album, A la Izquierda de la Tierra, in 1999.
∙ They earned their first Top 40 hit on Billboard’s Mexico Espanol Airplay chart with the 2014 stand-alone single “Viernes de Webeo.”
∙ A proudly political band, they are vocal supporters of Mexico’s Zapatista movement and are known for playing labor union events and student protests.
∙ In 2020, Panteón Rococó celebrated their 25th anniversary by releasing “Sobreviviré,” a Spanish-language rendition of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 disco smash, “I Will Survive.”
Members of Panteón Rococó include, or have included, Dr. Shenka.
Influenced by Panteón RococóPanteón Rococó has influenced the music of David Buitrago, Estación Total, Proletariado and more.