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] first began to appear in Argentina in 1956 after ] in the United States in 1954-1955, based largely on ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/roots-and-definition-rock-and-roll|title=How Do You Define Rock and Roll?|date=18 October 2013|website=Rock Hall of Fame|access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref> Argentine “Rock Nacional” came about in 1965-1967, and the style further developed during the ]. During the military dictatorship of the ] , which took power in 1976, Rock Nacional largely avoided the government's heavy media censorship and allowed an outlet for codified criticism of the government.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wilson|first=Timothy|last2=Favoretto|first2=Mara|year=2016|title=Rock Nacional in Argentina during the Dictatorship|url=http://latinamericanhistory.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.001.0001/acrefore-9780199366439-e-368?mediaType=Article|journal=Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History|via=Oxford Research Encyclopedias}}</ref> | |||
Argentine rock stands out due to its rapid and early development in 1956, the integration of its own unique characteristics with the rock genre, and its internationally recognized musicians, including ], Los Cinco Latinos, Billy Cafaro, and Sandro y Los de Fuego. | |||
] is characterized by what is referred to in Argentina as “Rock Nacional”, a subgenre which began during the latter half of the ] and has obtained widespread popularity. Rock Nacional has unique musical characteristics and covers themes that often focus on youth. It was founded by bands such as ], ], ], ], ], ], La joven guardia, ], and ]. The genre reached widespread popularity with the song “]” by Los Gatos, which was a great success for the genre due to it being a widely popular song sung in Spanish and being an original composition, as opposed to a cover of a foreign song.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Buenos Aires y el Rock|last=Franco|first=Adriana|last2=Franco|first2=Gabriel|last3=Calderón|first3=Darío|publisher=Next Print S.A.|year=2006|pages=21}}</ref> Argentine Rock Nacional is one of the principal predecessors of the cultural and musical movement in Latin America known since the 80’s as ]. | |||
Several terms are used to describe the artistic expressions of rock and roll in Iberian America, which are often confused or given different meanings in different countries. Generally, these terms are: | |||
· “Iberian American Rock”: includes all expressions of rock and roll by natives of Latin American countries and Spain. This includes ] and rock sung in English, Portuguese, and ]. | |||
· “]”: includes all rock sung in Spanish. | |||
· “]”: includes all expressions of rock and roll in Latin American countries, the Caribbean, and the Latin American community of the United States. In addition to rock sung in Spanish, this includes rock sung in English, Portuguese, French, and other Latin-based languages. This generally refers to a cultural movement that began in the 80’s throughout Latin America. | |||
· “Rock Nacional” in Argentina: refers to a movement of progressive music that rapidly gained popularity in 1967 with the song “La Balsa”. | |||
· “]”: refers to all expressions of rock performed in Argentina, regardless of language and subgenre. | |||
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