Formula V
Fórmula V was a Spanish pop group from Madrid, initially consisting of Francisco Pastor ( vocals), Antonio Sevilla ( drums), Mariano Sanz ( bass), Amador Flores ( organ) and Joaquín de la Peña ( guitar).
History
The beginnings of Fórmula V dated to 1967, the year of the merger of the two bands Madrilenos " Los Rostros " and " Los Jibaros ". Their members had already met him on a few concerts in the city and gave the name " Los cambios ".
By 1968, however, would be unable to detect. This year, heard José Nieto ( a former member of " Los Pekenikes " ) play the group and brought them together with Maryni Callejo, the artistic director, who had triumphed already with Los Brincos and Los Relampagos. Callejo won the five promising young musicians to realize this project under the watchful gaze of the brand Philips, not without making any changes to the band's name in Fórmula V. Yourself - as an arranger and producer - and two members of Los Relampagos ( Pablo Herrero and José Luis Arementeros ) that cooperated, should the promising young musicians and forms the benchmark for Spanish music in the summers of the late 60s and early 70s years to make way, the group succeeded Fórmula V, with "Mi día de suerte it hoy " and " Vuelve a casa", the translation of Success " Come home " of the well-known British group Dave Clark Five, bring out their first single record. Even in these singles the hallmark of the group is clear: to commercial success targeting songs in a youthful, casual and catchy style, very consistent with the kind of music that could be heard at this time.
In 1968, then the group could also celebrate their breakthrough with the title " Tengo tu Amor". Through him Fórmula V was the discovery of the year and rose quickly in the charts to number one. From then on the hit series ripped with: " Cuéntame " and " Cenicienta " (1969), " Jenny Artichoke " (1970), " Vacaciones de Verano " (1972) " Eva Maria " (1973), " Loco, Casi Loco " and " La Fiesta de Blas " (1974) no longer from. Her fame spread to South America and also to Cuba, where the group enjoys great popularity until today. The Caribbean island they visited during their reunion tours during the nineties.
Even their clothes contributed to their distinctiveness: white dinner jackets, black pants and beige or blue satin shirts that expressed both their fashion sense as well as their musical style very fitting. Aside from her musical achievements, the members of Fórmula V also played leading roles in several films: "Un, dos, tres, al escondite inglés " (1968) directed by por Iván Zulueta and "A 45 revoluciones por minuto " (1969) by Pedro Lazaga.
In 1975, the five members of the band decided by mutual agreement to terminate the project " Fórmula V". Only in 1986 they came together again on after they had not seen eleven years. It was a gala of the television station TVE, organized by Fernando Navarrete.
Since 1995, she passed along with " Los Diablos " regular concerts and have also taken various CDs, the first of which - " Fórmula - Diablos " - could reach Gold status.