Tino Casal

One of the Spanish pop scene's more flamboyant vocalists, Tino Casal made important contributions to the music and art worlds and played a pivotal part in the 1980s' La Movida Madrileña movement. Born in 1950, he began his career fronting the bands Los Zafiros Negros and Los Archiduques, and continued to combine his passion for painting with his love of glam rock throughout the '70s. His first album, 1981's Neocasal, spawned the number one single "Champu de Huevo." Etiqueta Negra (1983) and Hielo Rojo (1984) followed, but his career was then sidelined after a serious leg infection. After 1987's covers-heavy Lagrimas de Cocodrilo and 1989 swan song Histeria, Casal tragically lost his life in a car accident at age 41. ~ Jon O'Brien