Rompan Todo Explores A Turbulent History Of Latin America Through Rock Music By Betto Arcos | NPR
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Sergio Arau (center) poses with fellow Botellita de Jerez bandmates. They were one of the most influential groups in the 80s after rock re-emerged in Mexico following 15 years of censorship and repression.
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In the 1960s, as rock and roll became America s most popular music, the genre also began to take hold in countries like Argentina, Mexico and Chile. Netflix s new six-part documentary series,
Break It All: The History of Rock in Latin America, explores the music from the 60s to the present.
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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In the 1960s, as rock and roll became this country s most popular music, it also took hold in countries like Argentina, Mexico and Chile. A new documentary series called Break Everything: The History Of Rock In Latin America is now on Netflix. Betto Arcos reports.
BETTO ARCOS, BYLINE: Break Everything - Rompan Todo in Spanish - begins in the early 1960s in Mexico, when bands like Los Teen Tops started covering American hits.
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