Los Beat 4

Los Beat 4 are a Chilean music group from the 60's and 70s. The band, which consists of four members and is one of a number of notable Latin bands of the era which used a variation of the British group The Beatles' name, enjoyed some success in Chile and in Argentina.[1] The band still performs live occasionally.

History

Los Beat 4 was formed in 1966 at San Miguel, and they formed part of the Chilean new wave movement, along others such as Pato Renan, Cecilia and others. They had many hits, such as "Dame un Bananino" (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dame_un_Bananino) -which was a song aimed to promote a Nestle Chilean market product named "Bananino"-and "Baila Conmigo" ("Dance with Me").[2]

Members
  • Reinaldo Gonzalez
  • Johnny Paniagua (guitarist)
  • Willy Benitez (bassist, Benitez later became a famous actor and comedian as well)
  • Mario Benitez (Willy's brother, drummer)
  1. "El Helado de los Beat 4 • +ROCK". +ROCK (in Spanish). 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. S.A.P, El Mercurio (2009-10-28). "Rock chileno de leyenda: vuelven a tocar los Beat 4 | Emol.com". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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