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| name                = Los Lobos
| image               = Los Lobos at the White House.jpg
| caption             = Los Lobos performing at the White House in 2009
| landscape           = yes
| alias               =
| origin              = [[East Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| genre               = {{flatlist|
* [[Chicano rock]]
* [[roots rock]]
* [[Latin rock]]
* [[Tejano music|Tex-Mex]]
* [[country rock]]
* [[Americana (music)|Americana]]
* [[heartland rock]]
* [[cowpunk]]
}}
| years_active        = 1973–present
| label               = {{flatlist|
* [[Slash Records|Slash]]
* [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
* [[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]
* [[London Records|London]]
* [[Mammoth Records|Mammoth]]
* [[429 Records|429]]
* [[RCA Records|RCA]]
}}
| associated_acts     = {{flatlist|
* [[Latin Playboys]]
* [[Los Super Seven]]
}}
| website                 = {{URL|http://www.loslobos.org/}}
| current_members     =
* [[David Hidalgo]]
* [[Louie Pérez]]
* [[Cesar Rosas]]
* [[Conrad Lozano]]
* [[Steve Berlin]]

| past_members        =
* Francisco González
* Richard Escalante
* Victor Bisetti
* Cougar Estrada
* Enrique Gonzalez
}}

'''Los Lobos''' ({{IPA|es|los ˈloβos|pron}}, Spanish for "the Wolves") is a [[Mexican Americans|Mexican American]] rock group,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/los-lobos|title=Los Lobos|website=Arts.gov|access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wearemitu.com/wearemitu/entertainment/los-lobos-50-years/|title=Los Lobos: 50 Years Since the Chicano Rock Band Broke Through|first=Susanne Ramírez de|last=Arellano|website=Wearemitu.com|date=April 25, 2023|access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/artbound/history-of-chicano-rock|title=The Evolution of Chicano Rock, From Ritchie Valens to Chicano Batman|date=October 15, 2021|website=Pbssocal.org|access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-16-et-chicanorock16-story.html|title=Chicano rock lives|date=May 16, 2009|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref> [[rock music|rock]] band from [[East Los Angeles, California]]. Their music is influenced by [[rock and roll]], [[Tejano music|Tex-Mex]], [[country music|country]], [[zydeco]], [[folk music|folk]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]], [[blues]], [[brown-eyed soul]], and traditional music such as [[cumbia]], [[bolero]]s and [[norteño (music)|norteño]]s. The band rose to international stardom in 1987, when their version of "[[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]" peaked at the top of the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], and also topped the charts in the United Kingdom, and several other countries. Songs by Los Lobos have been recorded by [[Elvis Costello]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[Frankie Yankovic]],<ref name="Lipsitz" /> and [[Robert Plant]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/band-of-joy-mw0002004361 |title=Band of Joy Review |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |website=AllMusic |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> In 2015, they were nominated for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref name=rock_hall_of_fame>{{cite news|last1=France|first1=Lisa Respers|title=Janet Jackson, N.W.A, Los Lobos among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/08/entertainment/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-nominees-feat/|access-date=October 11, 2015|work=[[CNN]]|date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> In 2018, they were inducted into the ''[[Austin City Limits]]'' Hall of Fame. They are also known for performing the theme song for ''[[Handy Manny]]''. As of 2024, they have been nominated for twelve [[Grammy Awards]] and have won four.<ref name="grammy" />

==History==
===1973–79: Formation and early releases===
Vocalist and guitarist [[David Hidalgo]] and drummer [[Louie Pérez]] met at [[Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California)|Garfield High School]] in [[East Los Angeles, California]], and bonded over their mutual affinity for musical acts such as [[Fairport Convention]], [[Randy Newman]] and [[Ry Cooder]].<ref name="Interviewlouis">{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-15/entertainment/chi-los-lobos-interview-louis-perez-on-songwriting-20111115_1_perez-and-hidalgo-cesar-rosas-los-lobos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116211028/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-15/entertainment/chi-los-lobos-interview-louis-perez-on-songwriting-20111115_1_perez-and-hidalgo-cesar-rosas-los-lobos|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2011|title=Los Lobos interview; Louis Perez on songwriting|last=Kot|first=Greg|work=The Chicago Tribune|date=November 15, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Oldhaunts">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-11-ti-2696-story.html|title=Los Lobos Returns to Old Haunts on New LP|last=Hilburn|first=Robert|date=October 11, 1990|access-date=April 1, 2012|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Pérez recalls, "We're looking at each other, 'You like this stuff? I thought I was the only weird one.' So I went over to his house one day for about a year, which we spent listening to records, playing guitars, and starting to write songs."<ref name="Interviewlouis"/> The two borrowed [[Reel-to-reel audio tape recording|reel-to-reel recorders]] from a friend and created multitrack recordings of music spanning from [[Parody music|parody songs]] to [[Free jazz|free-form jazz]].<ref name="Interviewlouis"/> They later enlisted fellow students [[Frank González]], [[Cesar Rosas]] and [[Conrad Lozano]] to complete the group's lineup, in 1973.<ref name="Oldhaunts"/> Their first album, ''[[Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles]]'', was recorded at two studios in Hollywood in 1977 over a period of about four months. At that time, they all had regular jobs, and it was hard to get together for the sessions. To accommodate that situation, their producer Luis Torres would call the engineer, Mark Fleisher, who owned and operated a high-speed tape duplicating studio in Hollywood, to find a studio when he knew all the band members could get off work that night. Most of the songs were recorded at a studio on Melrose Avenue, located next to the Paramount studios at the time, and a low-priced studio on Sunset Boulevard.

The band members were unsatisfied with playing only American Top 40 songs and began experimenting with the traditional Mexican music they listened to as children.<ref name="Oldhaunts"/> This style of music received a positive reaction from audiences, leading the band to switch genres, performing at hundreds of weddings and dances between 1974 and 1980.<ref name="Oldhaunts"/> "If you were married between 1973 and 1980 in East L.A., we probably played your wedding," said Louie Perez. "They would pay us like $400 for the four of us, a case of beer, and all the mole we could eat..." said David Hidalgo.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022|reason=Direct quote requires a citation}} However, Los Lobos took notice of the popular groups on the Hollywood music scene and added influences of rock to its sound.<ref name="Oldhaunts"/>

Originally, they called themselves Los Lobos del Este (de Los Angeles), which translates to The Wolves of the East (of Los Angeles), a play on the name of the [[norteño music|norteño]] band [[Los Tigres del Norte]]. There was another conjunto band at the time named "Los Lobos Del Norte", which had released several albums already. The name was quickly shortened to Los Lobos.<ref>El Cancionero: Mas y Mas liner notes of CD box set.</ref>

===1980–88: ''How Will the Wolf Survive?'' and commercial success===
The band's first noteworthy public appearance occurred in 1980 at the [[Olympic Auditorium]] in [[Los Angeles]], when they were hired by [[David Ferguson (impresario)|David Ferguson]] and CD Presents to open for [[Public Image Ltd.]] On September 28, 1983, the band released an [[extended play]] entitled ''[[...And a Time to Dance]]'', which was well received by critics but sold only about 50,000 copies. Slash Records/Warner Bros Records was not confident enough in Los Lobos to release a standard 10-song LP. So they released a 7-song debut LP. Seven months after the release, the group won a Grammy Award for Best Mexican American Song in 1984<ref name="Wolfrolling">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-eighties-20110418/los-lobos-how-will-the-wolf-survive-19691231|title=100 Best Albums of the Eighties - Los Lobos: How Will the Wolf Survive?|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 16, 1989|access-date=April 1, 2012}}</ref> However, the sales of the EP earned the group enough money to purchase a [[Dodge]] van, enabling the band to tour throughout the United States for the first time.<ref name="Wolfrolling"/> Los Lobos returned to the studio in the summer of 1984 to record its first major-label album, ''[[How Will the Wolf Survive?]]''<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/los-lobos-p99039/biography|title=Los Lobos - Biography|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=April 1, 2012}}</ref> The album's title and the title song were inspired by a ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' article entitled "Where Can the Wolf Survive," which the band members related to their own struggle to gain success in the United States while maintaining their Mexican roots.<ref name="Wolfrolling"/>

Los Lobos were exposed to Rock and Roll audiences when they opened for [[The Clash]], a punk group, and they later opened for a Los Angeles band [[the Blasters]], with influences in rhythm and blues and rockabilly.<ref name="Lipsitz">{{Cite journal|last=Lipsitz|first=George|date=1986|title=Cruising around the Historical Bloc: Postmodernism and Popular Music in East Los Angeles|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1354360|journal=Cultural Critique|issue=5|pages=157–177|doi=10.2307/1354360|jstor=1354360|issn=0882-4371}}</ref> Steve Berlin, who was born in Philadelphia, played saxophone for the Blasters then left the group to join Los Lobos. When he joined the band, Berlin spoke about his similar record collection to the other members of Los Lobos, where they shared loves for [[George Jones]] and [[Hank Williams]].<ref name="Lipsitz" />

The film ''[[Colors (film)|Colors]]'' includes "One Time, One Night" in the opening credits, although the song was not included on the soundtrack album. In 1986, members of Los Lobos appeared alongside [[Tomata du Plenty]] in the punk rock musical ''[[Population: 1]]''. In 1987, they released a second album, ''[[By the Light of the Moon (album)|By the Light of the Moon]]''. In the same year, they recorded some [[Ritchie Valens]] covers for the soundtrack of the film ''[[La Bamba (film)|La Bamba]]'', including the [[La Bamba (song)|title track]], which became a number one single for the band plus "Come On Let's Go" and "Donna" which also charted.
In 1988, they followed with another album, ''[[La pistola y el corazón]]'', featuring original and traditional Mexican songs. The album never peaked above #189 in the pop charts, but it did garner Los Lobos their second Grammy Award for Best Mexican American Album in 1990. Also in 1988 they contributed their cover of "[[I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)]]", to the Disney tribute album ''[[Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films]]''.

===1988–94: ''The Neighborhood'' and ''Kiko''===
In the late 1980s and early 1990s the band toured extensively throughout the world, opening for such acts as [[Bob Dylan]], [[U2]] and the [[Grateful Dead]].

Los Lobos returned with ''[[The Neighborhood (album)|The Neighborhood]]'' in 1990, and the more experimental ''[[Kiko (album)|Kiko]]'' (produced by [[Mitchell Froom]]) in 1992. ''Kiko'' sold more units (over 400,000 sold) than the previous two albums and was voted 'Album of the year' by the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''Chicago Sun-Times''.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} The band contributed a lively cover of "Bertha", a song which they often performed live, to the Grateful Dead tribute–rain forest benefit album ''[[Deadicated]].'' In 1994 they also contributed a track, "Down Where the Drunkards Roll", to the [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]] tribute album ''Beat the Retreat''.

On the band's twentieth anniversary in 1993, they released a two-CD collection of singles, outtakes, live recordings and hits, entitled ''Just Another Band from East L.A.''

===1995–98: ''Papa's Dream'' and ''Colossal Head''===
In 1995, Los Lobos released the prestigious and bestselling record ''[[Papa's Dream]]'' on [[Music for Little People Records]] along with veteran guitarist and singer [[Lalo Guerrero]]. The album garnered a [[Grammy]] nomination for [[Best Children's Album]]. The band also scored the film ''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]''. The album track "Mariachi Suite" won a [[Grammy]] Award for [[Best Pop Instrumental Performance]] and was their 3rd Grammy Award.

In 1996, they released ''Colossal Head''. In spite of the fact that the album was critically acclaimed, [[Warner Brothers]] decided to drop the band from their label. Los Lobos spent the next few years on side projects. The band contributed along with [[Money Mark]] to the [[AIDS]] benefit album ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'', produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]], on which they performed "Pepe and Irene."

===1999–2006: Mammoth Records, subsequent releases===
[[File:LosLobos.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Los Lobos on stage in 2005]]
Los Lobos signed to [[Mammoth Records]] (a music division of The Walt Disney Company) in 1997 and released ''This Time'' in 1999. Mammoth also reissued 1977's ''Del Este de Los Angeles''. In November 2000, [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]/[[Warner Brothers|Warner]] Archives released the boxed set ''Cancionero: Mas y Mas''.

In 2001, Los Lobos was awarded the [[Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award|El Premio ''Billboard'']] Award.<ref name="Lobos">{{cite magazine| last = Cobo| first = Leila| date = April 28, 2001| title = El Premio Billboard Award: Los Lobos| magazine = Billboard| volume = 113| issue = 17| page = LM-10| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60|issn=0006-2510| access-date = April 11, 2014}}</ref>

The band released their [[Mammoth Records]] debut, ''Good Morning Aztlan'' in 2002. They released [[The Ride (Los Lobos album)|''The Ride'']] in 2004 as an unofficial 30th Anniversary album. ''The Ride'' featured [[Tom Waits]], [[Mavis Staples]], [[Bobby Womack]], [[Elvis Costello]] and others covering Los Lobos music with the band. They did a follow-up album in 2005, ''[[Ride This – The Covers EP]]'' featuring Los Lobos covers of songs by [[Dave Alvin]], Waits, Costello and others.

Los Lobos released its first full-length live-show DVD ''[[Live at¨the Fillmore (Los Lobos album)|Live at the Fillmore]]'' in 2004. The DVD captures the band's act over a two-day period in July at the famed San Francisco venue.

In September 2006, Los Lobos released ''[[The Town and the City (album)|The Town and the City]]'' ([[Mammoth Records]]) to much critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/los-lobos-the-town-and-the-city/|title=Los Lobos: The Town and the City|date=September 28, 2006|first=Andrew|last=Gilstrap|work=PopMatters|access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-town-and-the-city |title=The Town And The City - Los Lobos|website=Metacritic.com|access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref> The album's lyrics deal with Louis Perez's childhood in [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]], while the music provides complex and original soundscapes reminiscent of their previous release ''Kiko''. Cartoonist [[Jaime Hernandez]] did the artwork for the album.<ref>Gale, Dan (2005). [http://loslobos.setlist.com/discography/lpindex.html Los Lobos LP/DVD Discography]. Retrieved February 24, 2006.</ref> The album is told in the first person, with each song serving as an episodic step.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.loslobos.org/site/band.shtml |title=Band |website=Loslobos.org |access-date=July 31, 2010}}</ref>

===2007–present===
[[File:2017-06-11-0581 Los Lobos, Cesar, Conrad & Enrique.jpg|thumb|Los Lobos performing in 2017: Cesar, Conrad and Enrique]]

In 2007, Los Lobos performed a [[cover version|cover]] of [[Bob Dylan]]'s "Billy 1" (from ''[[Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (album)|Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid]]'') for the soundtrack to [[Todd Haynes]]'s film ''[[I'm Not There (soundtrack)|I'm Not There]]''. Also in 2007, they participated in ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]'' ([[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]), contributing their version of Domino's "[[The Fat Man (song)|The Fat Man]]."

In 2009, the group under contract to [[Disney Music]] released an album of Disney covers, ''[[Los Lobos Goes Disney]]'' (Disney Sound/Walt Disney Records)<ref>Chris Morris ''Los Lobos: Dream in Blue'' 2015 -029274823X - Page 142 "They countered that by saying, 'If you want to do another children's record, you can do Disney songs. ... Alas, the band's collective heart was clearly not in the making of the awkwardly titled Los Lobos Goes Disney,"</ref> and participated in a tribute album to the late [[Doug Sahm]], ''[[Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm]]'' (Vanguard). The same year, on October 13, they also played on the South Lawn of the White House during the "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina" concert, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage.<ref>[https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/los-lobos-plays-at-in-performance-at-the-white-house-fiesta-latina-concert Los lobos plays at "In Performance at the White House: Fiesta Latina" concert], ''The White House Historical Association'', 2009.</ref><ref>{{Dailymotion|x7tiq1o|''In Performance At The White House: Fiesta Latina''}}</ref>

In 2010, [[Cesar Rosas]] and [[David Hidalgo]] were featured artists in the [[Experience Hendrix Tour]].

On August 3, 2010, the group released their first album in four years, ''[[Tin Can Trust]]''. In 2011, the group was nominated for two Grammy Awards for ''[[Tin Can Trust]]'' in the categories of [[Best Rock Instrumental Performance]] and [[Best Americana Album]].

In 2011, the group was awarded the [[Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].<ref name="2014recipients">{{cite magazine|title=Latin Grammy Academy Honoring Willy Chirino, Los Lobos and Others|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/6141152/latin-grammy-academy-honoring-willy-chirino-los-lobos|access-date=December 29, 2015|date=July 1, 2014|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref name="2014honorees">{{cite web|title=2014 Latin Recording Academy Special Awards|url=http://www.latingrammy.com/en/news/2014-latin-recording-academy-special-awards|publisher=Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=May 31, 2016|date=July 1, 2014}}</ref>

In 2013, the group toured Europe supporting [[Neil Young and Crazy Horse]].

On September 25, 2015, their album ''[[Gates of Gold]]'' was released.

On October 9, 2015, Los Lobos was nominated for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] for the first time.<ref name=rock_hall_of_fame />

In 2017, Los Lobos appeared in the multi award-winning documentary film ''[[The American Epic Sessions]]'' directed by [[Bernard MacMahon (filmmaker)|Bernard MacMahon]], where they recorded "El Cascabel",<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanepic.com/the-sessions/|title=Music from The American Epic Sessions|website=Americanepic.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref> live [[Direct-to-disc recording|direct-to-disc]] on the first [[History of sound recording#The electrical era (1925 to 1945) (including sound on film)|electrical sound recording]] system from the 1920s.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/05/american-epic-return-of-the-lathe/|title=The Long-Lost, Rebuilt Recording Equipment That First Captured the Sound of America|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2018-02-27|language=en-US}}</ref> During their [[Studio recording|session]], the belt holding the 100Ib weight that powered the 1924 [[Lathe#Transcription, or recording|cutting lathe]] broke and [[Jack White]] had to rush to an upholstery shop to repair it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-american-epic-recording-machine-nicholas-bergh-20170721-story.html|title=Reinventing the machine that let America hear itself on the PBS-BBC doc 'American Epic'|last=Lewis|first=Randy|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 21, 2017|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/american-epic-inside-jack-whites-new-roots-music-doc-w482170|title='American Epic': Inside Jack White and Friends' New Roots-Music Doc|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=2018-02-27}}</ref>

Los Lobos was inducted into the [[Austin City Limits]] Hall of Fame in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Los Lobos |url=http://acltv.com/hall-of-fame/inductee-details?name=los-lobos |website=Austin City Limits Hall of Fame |publisher=Austin City Limits |access-date=31 December 2018}}</ref>

On October 4, 2019, Los Lobos released ''[[Llegó Navidad]]'', an album of Christmas music from Central America and South America with Mexican folk songs, as well as an original song by Hidalgo and Pérez.

On January 1, 2020, Los Lobos performed on a [[Wells Fargo]] float in the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] in [[Pasadena, California]].

The band was a recipient of a 2021 [[National Heritage Fellowship]] awarded by the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/list?title=&field_year_value=2021|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 2021|website=Arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref>

On July 30, 2021, Los Lobos released their 18th album, ''[[Native Sons (Los Lobos album)|Native Sons]]'', on New West Records. It is a collection of 12 songs written or performed by California-based musicians (including [[Jackson Browne]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[The Blasters]], [[Thee Midniters]], [[Willie Bobo]], and [[Lalo Guerrero]]) with one song written by Hidalgo and Pérez, the title track "Native Sons".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/native-sons-mw0003522292 |title=Los Lobos: Native Sons |last=Deming |first=Mark |date=2021 |website=AllMusic |access-date=September 4, 2021}}</ref>

The group's co-founder and former band member Francisco González died on March 30, 2022, at the age of 68.<ref>{{cite news |last=Arrellano |first=Gustavo |title=Francisco González, Los Lobos founding member and guitar-string pioneer, dead at 68 |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-04-04/francisco-gonzalez-los-lobos-guadalupe-custom-strings |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 9, 2022 |date=April 4, 2022}}</ref>

On April 3, 2022, at the [[64th Annual Grammy Awards]] which was held at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] in [[Las Vegas]],<ref name="Variety_Reschedule">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/grammy-awards-moving-to-las-vegas-on-april-3-1235156447/ |title=Grammy Awards Moving to Las Vegas on April 3 |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=January 18, 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119124952/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/grammy-awards-moving-to-las-vegas-on-april-3-1235156447/ |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> Los Lobos won their fourth Grammy Award for ''Native Sons'', this time in the [[Grammy Award for Best Americana Album|Best Americana Album]] category.<ref name="grammy">{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/los-lobos/16341 |title=Artist: Los Lobos|website=Grammy.com|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref>

On November 25, 2023, Los Lobos celebrated their 50th Anniversary at their alma mater, James Garfield High School in East Los Angeles with a sold-out performance at the high school's auditorium. Two shows earlier that week in Los Angeles also sold out immediately: The Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood and The Paramount Theatre in Boyle Heights.

In February 2024, Los Lobos were inducted into the [[California Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://californiamuseum.org/california-hall-of-fame/17th-annual-california-hall-of-fame-california-museum/|title=17th Annual California Hall of Fame |website=Californiamuseum.org|access-date=March 10, 2025}}</ref>

In April 2024, the 157-second trailer for a Los Lobos documentary titled ''Native Sons'' was released on YouTube. Among the people interviewed about Los Lobos are musicians [[Tom Waits]], [[Linda Rondstadt]], [[Ozomatli]], [[Bonnie Raitt]] and actors [[Cheech Marin]], [[Edward James Olmos]] and Chicano activist [[Dolores Huerta]]. The documentary will be released in 2025.

== Members ==
* [[David Hidalgo]]&nbsp;– vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, [[requinto jarocho]] <small>(1973–present)</small>
* [[Louie Pérez]]&nbsp;– drums, guitar, [[jarana huasteca]], vocals <small>(1973–present)</small>
* [[Cesar Rosas]]&nbsp;– vocals, guitar, [[bajo sexto]] <small>(1973–present)</small>
* [[Conrad Lozano]]&nbsp;– bass, [[Guitarrón mexicano|guitarron]], vocals <small>(1973–present)</small>
* [[Steve Berlin]]&nbsp;– keyboards, [[Woodwind instrument|woodwinds]] <small>(1982–present)</small>

===Former members===
* Francisco "Frank" González&nbsp;– vocals, mandolin, [[arpa jarocha]] <small>(1973–1976; died 2022)</small>
* Richard Escalante&nbsp;– bass, vocals <small>(1973–1974)</small>

===Touring musicians===
* Victor Bisetti&nbsp;– drums, percussion <small>(1990–2003)</small>
* Cougar Estrada&nbsp;– drums, percussion <small>(2003–2011)</small>
* Enrique "Bugs" González&nbsp;– drums, percussion <small>(2012–2020)</small>
* [[Alfredo Ortiz]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion <small>(2021–present)</small>

==Discography==

===Albums===
* ''[[Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles|Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles (Just another band from East L.A.)]]'', 1978
* ''[[How Will the Wolf Survive?]]'', 1984
* ''[[By the Light of the Moon (album)|By the Light of the Moon]]'', 1987
* ''[[La Pistola y El Corazón|La Pistola y el Corazón]]'', 1988
* ''[[The Neighborhood (album)|The Neighborhood]]'', 1990
* ''[[Kiko (album)|Kiko]]'', 1992
* ''[[Papa's Dream]]'', 1995
* ''[[Colossal Head]]'', 1996
* ''[[This Time (Los Lobos)|This Time]]'', 1999
* ''[[Good Morning Aztlán]]'', 2002
* ''[[The Ride (Los Lobos album)|The Ride]]'', 2004
* ''[[The Town and the City (album)|The Town and the City]]'', 2006
* ''[[Los Lobos Goes Disney]]'', 2009
* ''[[Tin Can Trust]]'', 2010
* ''[[Gates of Gold]]'', 2015
* ''[[Llegó Navidad]]'', 2019
* ''[[Native Sons (Los Lobos album)|Native Sons]]'', 2021

===Live albums===
* ''[[Live at the Fillmore (Los Lobos album)|Live at the Fillmore]]'', 2005
* ''[[Acoustic en Vivo]]'', 2005
* ''Chuy's Tape Box, Vol. 1'', 2005
* ''One Time, One Night: Live Recordings Vol. 1'', 2007
* ''One Time, One Night: Live Recordings Vol. 2'', 2010
* ''[[Kiko Live]]'', 2012 (Recorded February 24, 2006 at [[House of Blues]], [[San Diego]])
* ''[[Disconnected in New York City]]'', 2013

===Compilations===
* ''[[Just Another Band from East L.A. – A Collection]]'', 1993
* ''[[El Cancionero Mas y Mas]]'', 2000 (boxed set)
* ''[[Wolf Tracks – Best of Los Lobos]]'', 2006

===Extended plays===
* ''[[...And a Time to Dance]]'', 1983
* ''[[Ride This – The Covers EP]]'', 2004

===Soundtrack, compilation, and guest appearances===
* ''[[Si Se Puede!]]'', Various Artists, 1977 (Pan American) – backing band on all tracks
* ''[[Eating Raoul#Soundtrack|Eating Raoul: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', 1982 ([[Varèse Sarabande]]) – "Diablo Con Vestido" and "How Much Can I Do"
* ''L.A. Rockabilly'', 1982 ([[Rhino Records]]) – "We're Gonna Rock"
* ''[[Graceland (album)|Graceland]]'', [[Paul Simon]], 1986 ([[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]) – "All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints"
* ''[[A Fine Mess (film)|A Fine Mess: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', 1986 ([[Motown]]) – "[[I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday]]"
* ''[[The Money Pit]]: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', 1986 – "[[La Bamba (song)#Ritchie Valens version|La Bamba]]"
* ''[[La Bamba (soundtrack)|La Bamba: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', 1987 ([[Slash Records|Slash]]/Warner Bros.) – "[[La Bamba (song)#Ritchie Valens version|La Bamba]]", "Come On, Let's Go" and six others
* ''[[Colors (film)|Colors]]'', 1988 ([[Orion Pictures]]) – "One Time, One Night" (not on soundtrack album)
* ''[[Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films]]'', 1988 (A&M Records) – "I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)"
* ''[[Bull Durham|Bull Durham: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', 1988 ([[Capitol Records|Capitol]]) – "I Got Loaded"
* ''Hey Good Lookin'' (video), [[Buckwheat Zydeco]], 1990 – with David Hidalgo and [[Dwight Yoakam]]
* ''[[Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead]]'', 1991 ([[Arista Records|Arista]]) – "[[Bertha (song)|Bertha]]"
* ''[[The Mambo Kings (soundtrack)|The Mambo Kings: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', 1992 ([[Elektra Records|Elektra]]) – "[[Beautiful Maria of My Soul]]"
* ''In The Spotlight: A Beatles Songbook'', 1993 (Lonesome Pine/[[PBS]] [[TV special]]) – "[[Tomorrow Never Knows]]"
* ''[[Untamed Heart]]'', 1993 ([[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]) – "[[Try Me (James Brown song)|Try Me]]" (not on soundtrack album)
* ''Beat the Retreat – Songs by [[Richard Thompson (musician)|Richard Thompson]]'', 1994 (Capitol) – "Down Where the Drunkards Roll"
* ''I Only Wrote this Song for You: A Tribute to [[Johnny Thunders]]'', 1994 ([[Essential Records (London)|Essential]]) – "Alone in a Crowd"
* ''Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III'', 1994 – live performance of "La Bamba" from the [[30th Grammy Awards|1988 Grammy Awards]]
* ''[[Desperado: The Soundtrack]]'', 1995 ([[Epic Soundtrax]]) – primary score composer and performer
* ''[[The Last Supper (1995 film)|The Last Supper]]'', 1995 [[Columbia Pictures]] – "Wicked Rain" (not on soundtrack album)
* ''Till the Night is Gone: A Tribute to [[Doc Pomus]]'', 1995 (Forward/Rhino) – "[[Lonely Avenue]]"
* ''Feeling Minnesota: Original Soundtrack,'' 1996 ([[Atlantic Records]]) - "Minnesota Medley"
* ''[[Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)]]'', 1996 ([[MCA Records|MCA]]) – "Midnight Shift"
* ''[[The End of Violence|The End of Violence: Songs from the Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', 1997 (Outpost Recordings) – "Me Estas Matando"
* ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'', 1998 (H.O.L.A. Records) – "Pepe and Irene"
* ''[[Music on The Sopranos#The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Original Series|The Sopranos: Music from the HBO Original Series]]'', 1999 ([[Playtone]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Epic Soundtrax|Sony Music Soundtrax]]) – "Viking"
* ''[[Live at the World Café - Volume 9]]'', 1999 (World Cafe) – "This Time"
* ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids: Music from the Dimension Motion Picture]]'', 2001 (Chapter III Records) – "Spy Wedding" and "Oye Como Spy"
* ''[[House of Mouse]]'', 2001 – End Credits Music
* ''[[Look at All the Love We Found|Look at All the Love We Found: A Tribute to Sublime]]'', 2005 ([[Skunk Records|Cornerstone RAS]]) – "Pawn Shop"
* ''[[Nacho Libre|Nacho Libre: Music from the Motion Picture]]'', 2006 ([[Lakeshore Entertainment|Lakeshore Records]]) – "Saint Behind the Glass"
* ''[[Handy Manny]]'', 2006 ([[Disney–ABC Domestic Television|Buena Vista Television]], [[Disney–ABC Domestic Television]] television series) – "Handy Manny Theme Song"
* ''[[I'm Not There (soundtrack)|I'm Not There: Original Soundtrack]]'', 2007 (Sony Music Soundtrax, [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]) – "Billy 1"
* ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]'', 2007 ([[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]) – "[[The Fat Man (song)|The Fat Man]]"
* ''[[Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm]]'', 2009 (Vanguard) – "It Didn't Even Bring Me Down"
* ''Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to [[Chris Gaffney (musician)|Chris Gaffney]]'', 2010 ([[Yep Roc Records]]) – "A Man of Somebody's Dreams"
* ''[[Hell (2010 film)|El Infierno: Soundtrack]]'', 2010 ([[Bandidos Films]]) – "Mexico Americano", "Serenato Norteña" and "Prenda del Alma"
* ''[[Rango (2011 film)|Rango: Music from the Motion Picture]]'', 2011 ([[Anti- (record label)|Anti-]]) – "El Canelo", "Walk Don't Rango" and "Rango Theme Song"
* ''[[Use Me (David Bromberg album)|Use Me]]'', [[David Bromberg]], 2011 ([[Appleseed Recordings|Appleseed]]) – "The Long Goodbye"
* ''[[Music from The American Epic Sessions: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]'', 2017 (Lo-Max, Columbia, [[Third Man Records|Third Man]]) – "El Cascabel"

===DVD===
* ''Live at the Fillmore'', 2004
* ''[[Kiko Live]]'', 2012 (Recorded February 24, 2006 at [[House of Blues]], [[San Diego]])

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single
! colspan="11"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="40"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=181}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?search=los+lobos&cat=s|title=ULTRATOP|website=Ultratop.be}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=Los+Lobos&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50&brws_s=&PHPSESSID=uhcnvvb7ss1k2ni13u86i9rm75|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles|work=RPM|access-date=July 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622141421/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=Los+Lobos&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50&brws_s=&PHPSESSID=uhcnvvb7ss1k2ni13u86i9rm75|archive-date=June 22, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[Spanish Singles Chart|ESP]]<br /><ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[French Singles Chart|FRA]]<br /><ref>[http://www.lescharts.com/search.asp?search=los+lobos&cat=s French peaks] Les Charts</ref>
! width="40"| [[German Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Search for Irish peaks]. Irish Charts</ref>
! width="40"| [[Dutch Singles Chart|NED]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=los+lobos&cat=s|title=Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl|website=Dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[New Zealand Singles Chart|NZ]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=Los+Lobos&cat=s|title= New Zealand charts portal|website=Charts.nz}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[Swiss Singles Chart|SUI]]<br /><ref>[http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Los%20Lobos&cat=s Swiss peaks]. Hit Parade</ref>
! width="40"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5}}</ref>
! width="40"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=los lobos|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Los Lobos Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 30, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1981
! scope="row"| "[[Under the Boardwalk]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left" rowspan="2"| Non-album songs
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Farmer John (song)|Farmer John]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 1983
! scope="row"| "Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''...and a Time to Dance''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1984
! scope="row"| "Let's Say Goodnight"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Don't Worry Baby"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 57
| —
|
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''How Will the Wolf Survive?''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Will the Wolf Survive (song)|Will the Wolf Survive]]"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 38
| —
| —
| —
| 78
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1987
! scope="row"| "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''By the Light of the Moon''
|-
! scope="row"| "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 45
| —
| 99
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Come On, Let's Go]]"
| 22
| 13
| 25
| 9
| —
| 9
| 24
| 14
| 22
| 18
| 21
|
| align="left" rowspan="3"| ''[[La Bamba (soundtrack)|La Bamba]]'' <small>(soundtrack)</small>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[La Bamba (song)|La Bamba]]"
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| align="left"|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Los Lobos|access-date=September 28, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Music Canada|CAN]]: Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Los%20Lobos&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist|title=Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - Los Lobos|publisher=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=July 30, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| 1988
! scope="row"| "[[Donna (Ritchie Valens song)|Donna]]"
| 98
| 27
| —
| —
| 29
| —
| —
| 32
| 26
| 83
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "One Time, One Night"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left"| ''By the Light of the Moon''
|-
| 1990
! scope="row"| "Down on the Riverbed"
| —
| —
| 67
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left"| ''The Neighborhood''
|-
| 1991
! scope="row"| "Bertha"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left"| ''Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead''
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1992
! scope="row"| "Bella María de Mi Alma"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left"| ''Just Another Band from East LA: A Collection''
|-
! scope="row"| "Reva's House"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Kiko''
|-
! scope="row"| "Kiko and the Lavender Moon"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2000
! scope="row"| "Cumbia Raza"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| align="left"| ''[[This Time (Los Lobos album)|This Time]]''
|-
| colspan="16" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
|-
|}

===Featured singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! style="width:20em;"| Single
! style="width:10em;"| Artist
! Album
|-
| 2010
! scope="row"| "[[Wasted Days and Wasted Nights]]"
| [[Rick Trevino]]
| align="left"| Non-album song
|-
|}

== See also ==
* [[Desperado: The Soundtrack|''Desperado'' Soundtrack]]
* [[Los Super Seven]]
* [[Latin Playboys]]
* [[Handy Manny]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.loslobos.org/ Los Lobos homepage]
* [http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=9391 JamBase.com article]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726124623/http://www.bakotopia.com/node/20965 2007 Mas Magazine article & podcast]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111007210621/http://www.tuxlie.com/ Collection of Music Magazine articles on Los Lobos]
* [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/los-lobos Rolling Stone's Los Lobos artist guide]
* {{Discogs artist|Los Lobos}}
* {{IMDb name|0521233}}

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