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Panteón Rococó

Mexican ska band from Mexico City

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ377900 ↗
Source-derived summary

Panteón Rococó is a ska band from Mexico City founded in 1995. Despite flourishing black markets, they have sold thousands of records. Their name is taken from the play El cocodrilo solitario del panteón rococó ("The lonely crocodile from the rococo graveyard") by the Mexican playwright Hugo Argüelles. Since early in their musical career they have regularly toured Europe, especially Germany, where they were represented by the now-defunct independent label Übersee Records.

Musical style and lyrics

Panteón Rococó blends several styles of popular music such as rock, punk, salsa, mariachi, reggae, ska, and also mestizo-music into a very energetic, groovy sound. They are very politically active and support the EZLN in Chiapas. Some of their lyrics contain political statements, while many other works are love songs.

Group members

Discography

Albums

1997: Toloache pa' mi Negra

1999: A la Izquierda de la Tierra

2002: Compañeros Musicales

2004: Tres Veces Tres

2006: 10 Años: Un Panteon Muy Vivo

2007: Panteón Rococó

2010: Ejército de Paz

2012: Ni Carne Ni Pescado

2016: XX Años: En Vivo

2019: Infiernos

2021: Ofrenda

2025: Sonoro

Contributions on compilations

1998: "Skuela de Baile Vol. 1" with L'América

1998: "Skuela de Baile Vol. 2" with Cúrame (Ver.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Panteón Rococó” as mexican ska band from Mexico City. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1995, 1997, 1999, 2002—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Panteón, Rococó and Mexican can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as mexican ska band from Mexico City. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q377900. VIAF identifies the subject as 134730356. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2002.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Panteón Rococó” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.