Los Horóscopos De Durango

Los Horóscopos De Durango was moving bodies on the dance floor before some of the group's current members were born.

A family affair, Los Horóscopos are one of the bands credited for the recent rise of duranguense, a stripped-down, electronic take on banda music. Founded in 1975 by Armando Terrazas, the Chicago-based group performed with all-male lineups for decades until sisters Vicky (vocals, trumpet) and Marisol Terrazas (vocals, accordion, keyboards, sax) took over in 2000. Backed by cousin Leonardo Terrazas (sax), Oscar Ponce (percussion, keyboards), Héctor Arreguín (bass drum), Roberto Marín (keyboard, tuba), Martín Alonso Leyva (sax) y Héctor Villaseñor (drums), the sisters help Los Horóscopos stand out in a male-dominated industry.

Known for their sultry vocals, tight miniskirts and healthy cleavage, the Terrazas sisters boosted Los Horóscopos to the top of the sales charts with the albums Locos de Amor (Crazy From Love), Y Seguimos Con Duranguense (And We Continue With Duranguense), Antes Muertas Que Sencillas (We'd Rather Be Dead Than Ordinary) and the Latin Grammy-winning Desatados (Unbound).

Like many other duranguense outfits, Los Horóscopos scored hits with covers of pop and dance songs: Monchy y Alexandra's Dos Locos and Pandora's Como Te Va Mi Amor. Their latest album, Ayer Hoy Y Siempre, continues the band's formula for success, with the Marco Antonio Solis-penned Te Amo as well as a cover of the '80s hit Bazar by Mexican teen-pop trio Flans.

In recent months, three members, Braulio Muro, Ismael Hernandez and Noel Garcia, defected from the group to form Dezatados, citing creative differences. In other genres, this might spell the death of a dynasty but not unlike Banda El Recodo, the Grammy-winning Los Horóscopos are carrying on a tradition of multiple lineup changes under the same name. Founder Armando Terrazas: "My biggest accomplishment is seeing my daughters achieve what I couldn't."