Los Chamos
Venezuelan boy band
Los Chamos were a Venezuelan boy band formed in Caracas in 1981 to rival Menudo's success. Los Chamos were made up of six members and released their first album, Los Chamos-El Soldadito, sponsored by channel 8 of Venezuelan National TV.
Albums
In 1982, they released their second album called Siempre Te Amaré, which spanned the international hit “Canta Chamo”. That album went Gold and Platinum in many Latin American countries. That hit led them to sing at Mexico's Estadio Azteca, among other big venues in Latin America.
In 1983 they released a third hit album called Tú Como Yo, produced by famous singer and composer Rudy LaScala.
That same year Los Chamos released a blockbuster movie called Secuestro En Acapulco-Canta Chamo, alongside famous actresses Yuri (who is also a singer), and La Chilindrina.
Later history and dissolvement
Los Chamos went on tour for many years through Mexico, the United States, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Central America, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, etc. After that huge success, four group members alleged poor working conditions and left to pursue other musical endeavors. Four more boys were brought in to form Los Chamos' line up, and another album was released. The sudden, drastic line up change and new album weren't as positively received by the public, and Los Chamos dissolved soon after.
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