The image of the Group

Discography

"FALTA AMOR"

"¿DONDE JUGARAN LOS NIÑOS?"

"MANÁ EN VIVO"

"CUANDO LOS ANGELES LLORAN"

"SUEÑOS LIQUIDOS"

"MANA ESENCIALES"

"AMAR ES COMBATIR"

Group Members

Fher

Alex

Juan

Sergio

Musical group that marks history

Maná is a group of so great success that has been praised around everybody.

The group formed by means of the Eighties.

The seed of Maná sprouted in the 80’s in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, when a group of ambitious teenagers with a bongo started a band called Sombrero Verde. The band began by playing covers from the groups they admired (Beatles, Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Police) but eventually dared to write their own rock, which reflected their Latin roots and was written in Spanish, even before this practice became commonplace. This is how Fernando Olvera and the Calleros brothers (Ulises, Juan Diego and Abraham), along with Gustavo Orozco, fed an evolving scene in their native city and in the region. A couple of recordings with the Ariola and Fonovisa record labels show the freshness of their music, a characteristic that Maná has kept throughout their successful career.

Looking to renew their image, the band adopts the name Maná, under which they would gain international recognition. With Fher Olvera as their singer and the Calleros brothers, Juan and Ulises, on bass and guitar respectively, the line up was completed with the addition of a young and talented drummer, Alex González, of Cuban-Colombian origin. The name Maná was chosen because of the significance it has in the Polynesian language: “Positive Energy,” not precisely for its biblical connotations. Nonetheless, the change did seem as though it was heaven sent, as it enabled them to reach a level of professionalism they had previously been denied.