Las Chicas del Can formed in the early 1980s in Santo Domingo under the direction of Wilfrido Vargasâoriginally conceived as Las Muchachas in the late 1970s by Belkis Concepciónâand made their mark in Latin music with explosive merengue hits like âJuana la Cubana,â âEl Negro No Puede,â and âLa Media MarÃaâ during the 1980s. The group evolved through multiple lineups, including the first generation featuring Miriam Cruz, Eunice Betances, Teresa DomÃnguez, and others, followed in the 1990s by a second generation with Michell Flores, Grissel Báez, and Florángel del Villar, who released albums such as Botando Chispas (1994) and Derramando Sueños (1996) before disbanding around 1999. In the mid-2000s, the group went through intermittent relaunchesâmost notably from 2007 to 2011âthough those formations eventually dissolved. Subsequently, several nostalgic revivals have brought Las Chicas del Can back into the public eye: new music releases appeared in 2024â2025, including singles like âÃl Estáâ (2024) and âUn Padre Fenomenalâ (2025), while live performancesâincluding a festival appearance in 2025âsuggest the nameâs resurgence and ongoing appeal.
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