La Maldita Vecindad y los

Hijos del Quinto Patio

Formed 1985-Present
 “Roco”
The Band Members: “Lobito”

“Pato” “Aldo”

“Sax”
“Pacho”
Significance of Band Name:
Maldita Vecindad: “Damned Neighborhood”
y Los Hijos del Quinto Patio: “Children of the fifth patio”
Quinto Patio Lyrics
• Por vivir en quinto patio • Because I live in the fifth patio
desprecian mis besos my kisses are depreciated
un cariño verdadero
sin mentiras, ni maldad a true care
without lie, nor malice
El amor cuando es sincero • Love when it is sincere
se encuentra lo mismo
en las torres de un castillo is found the same
que en humilde vecindad in the towers of a castle
Nada me importa as in a humble neighborhood
que critiquen la humildad de mi cariño
el dinero no es la vida
es tan sólo vanidad
Musical Classification:
Rock-Ska
• Roco describes as: “Modern popular
Mexican music. Mix of traditional Mexican
music, regional encompassing various
regions, with rock, funk and punk.”
• All musical decisions are collective.
• Roco also states: “this is a movement that
comes from the streets”
• Part of the “Rock en tu idioma” movement
of the 1980’s.
• Contemporaries include: Café Tacuba,
El Tri, Los Caifanes, La Castañeda, and
Santa Sabina. Marusa Reyes manages
Maldita and the latter three.
El Circo (1991)
“Pachuco”
 Pachuco: Lyrics
• No sé cómo te atreves
A vestirte de esa forma
Y salir... así.
• En mis tiempos todo era elegante • In my times everything was elegant
Sin greñudos y sin rock.
• Hey pa fuiste pachuco,
también te regañaban.
Hey pa bailabas mambo,
tienes qué recordarlo.
• I don’t know how you dare
to dress in that way
and go out... like that.
Without messy hair and rock.
• Hey dad you were a pachuco,
you were also scolded.
Hey dad you danced mambo
you have to remember
 Pachuco: Origins of Song
Germán Valdés(Tin Tan):
• Born in Mexico City
• Raised in Chihuahua
• Frontier culture:
• Displayed Pachuco styles
• Spanglish
• Fusion in music and
dance