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La Ley stands as being one of the most successful rock bands ever to come out of Chile. After releasing the albums “Doble Opuesto” (1990), [which features a remarkable cover of The Rolling Stones’ Angie] and the self-titled “La Ley”, in 1992, their popularity skyrocketed all over South America. However the band was struck with tragedy when guitarist and founding member Andrés Bobe was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1994. Despite all this the group soldiered on recruiting former Anachena guitarist Pedro Frugone and releasing “Invisible” the following year to wide critical and commercial acclaim. The single “El Duelo” became one of the biggest hits of the year and gave the group a new lease on life.

1998 brought “Vertigo”, an album characterized by its electronic influence, even thought it gained positive reviews the record didn’t fare so well compared to their previous ones. It also signaled the end of an era for La Ley since founding members Rodrigo Aboitiz (Keyboards) and Luciano Rojas (Bass) left the band halfway through a South American tour.

Abandoning the experimentation for a more “song-oriented” approach, the group, now a trio, entered the studio in 2000 to record the Grammy-award winning album “Uno” which confirmed La Ley’s staying power in the new decade. While wrapping promotional duties for this record, the group was invited to perform at Montreal’s Francofolies Festival, the largest French music festival in North America. It was during this occasion that I had the chance to sit down with frontman Beto Cuevas to discuss at length about La Ley’s career and future projects.