The band started when Jorge González (bass and vocals), and Miguel Tapia (drums) decided to start their own band while still high school students. They were inexperienced but enthusiastic, after many practices and writing songs, they asked Claudio Narea if he would (guitar) with them, impressed with the music he accepted. Towards the early 80's they went through some name changes and before settling on "Los Prisioneros" they had the name "Los Vinchukas" as their original name. In 1983, they had played a number of local shows and that's when they met Carlos Fonseca, their future manager. Through him, they managed to score a record deal with Fusión Producciones.
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