Dúo Dinámico, El

   El Dúo Dinámico, formed in Barcelona by Ramón Arcusa and Manuel de la Calva, was one of the first groups to experiment with rock music sung in Spanish towards the end of the 1950s. At first their songs were versions of songs by Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka or Ricky Nelson, but they soon began to compose their own material which gave them hit singles like the evergreen "Quince años time mi amor" (My Love is Fifteen Years Old) (c. 1960). Their success continued until the mid-1960s, after which they worked as producers and composers for other important artists (e.g. Julio Iglesias). The Dúo's records are frequently re-released and they recorded a new album in 1986, sixteen years after retiring officially from the stage.

   See also: music; rock and pop

   MIGUEL JIMÉNEZ PINILLA