{{short description|Spanish rumba flamenca group}} [[File:La música más rumbera llena la noche del domingo en San Isidro 04.jpg|thumb|Los Chunguitos in 2019.]] '''Los Chunguitos''' are a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Romani people|Romani]] [[rumba flamenca]] group from [[Badajoz]], [[Extremadura]], formed in [[Vallecas]], [[Madrid]] in 1973.
The group's nucleus was the three brothers Juan (1954), Manuel (1962), and José Salazar (1957), whose uncle was the [[flamenco]] singer {{ill|Porrina de Badajoz|es}}. Their sisters, Toñi and Encarna, sang backup and would later go on to success on their own as [[Azúcar Moreno]].
The name "Los Chunguitos" comes from the pastime of throwing small stones at trains. They began as street [[busker]]s, playing in [[Madrid]]. In 1977, they auditioned at the offices of record label [[EMI]], and producer {{ill|Raul Ros|es}} convinced the label to sign them.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p731545|pure_url=yes}} Los Chunguitos] at Allmusic.com</ref> They became hitmakers both in their own country and across Europe with songs such as "Dame veneno". They also appeared in the soundtracks to films such as ''[[Deprisa, Deprisa]]'', ''[[Street Warriors (1977 film)|Perros callejeros]]'', and ''[[Días contados]]''.
The group plays [[rumba flamenca]] influenced by [[Romani music]] and [[Catalan rumba]]. Their lyrics often touch on [[poverty]] and misfortune.
==Discography== * 1977 - ''Los Chunguitos'' * 1978 - ''Vive Gitano'' * 1979 - ''Limosna de amor'' * 1980 - ''Pa ti pa tu primo'' * 1981 - ''Sangre caliente'' * 1982 - ''Barrio'' * 1983 - ''Recuerdo de Enrique'' * 1983 - ''Callejón sin salida'' * 1984 - ''Vagando por ahí'' * 1985 - ''Contra la pared'' * 1986 - ''Después de la tormenta'' * 1988 - ''Vive a tu manera (En Directo)'' * 1989 - ''Tiempos dificiles'' * 1990 - ''Baila con los Chunguitos'' * 1991 - ''Plaza vieja'' * 1992 - ''De pura sangre'' * 1993 - ''¡Marcha!'' * 1993 - ''Noche de rumba'' * 1995 - ''Zoraida'' * 1996 - ''¡Pa reventar!'' * 1999 - ''Auténtico'' * 2001 - ''La medalla'' * 2003 - ''Morir de amor'' * 2004 - ''Abre tu corazón'' * 2006 - ''Buena suerte'' * 2008 - ''La vida sigue'' (como Hermanos Salazar-Ex. Chunguitos) * 2012 - ''Se escapa'' * 2017 - ''Gavilán'' (Single) * 2017-2018 - ''Dame veneno'' (Los Chunguitos y Lydia Lozano, Gustavo González, Patricia González)
==Compilations== * 1980 - ''Lo mejor de los Chunguitos'' * 1984 - ''Cara a cara'' * 1986 - ''Grandes éxitos'' * 1992 - ''Pasión Gitana (1974-1992)'' * 1997 - ''Por el aire va'' * 2000 - ''Hoy-Sus 30 mejores canciones'' * 2001 - ''Grandes éxitos'' * 2004 - ''La rumba es nuestra (1973-2004)'' * 2005 - ''Todo Chunguitos'' * 2007 - ''Colección diamante'' * 2015 - ''Canción dedicada al gol de James''
==References== {{reflist}}
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