Juan y Junior (Juan & Junior)
OriginMadrid, Spain
Genres
Years active1967–1968
Labels
  • Novola
Past membersJuan Pardo
Antonio Morales "Junior"

Juan & Junior was a Spanish musical duo that was active between 1967 and 1969.[1] Its members were the Spanish Juan Pardo (born in 1942) and the Filipino Antonio Morales "Junior" (1943–2014).[2]

History

Juan y Junior began their careers first as part of the band "Los Pekenikes" and later as part of "Los Brincos" in the 1960s. In February 1967, they formed the duo "Juan y Junior."

The band's discography was short (only 8 singles and one eponymous album), but it would not be fair to call the duo a "one hit wonder" as they had multiple hits.

Later years

Juan Pardo would later have success as a solo artist.

Chart Performance:

Juan y Junior Chart Performance
YearWeeks at #1 on the Spanish cartsSong Title
19674La Caza[3]
19671Nos falta fe[4]

Miscellania

The song "A dos niñas" ("two girls") was created with Rocío Dúrcal and Marisol in mind. Later, Junior would marry Rocío Dúrcal, having together three children (Carmen, Antonio and Shaila ), before his death in April 2014.[5]

In 1968 the duo was given the task of composing the entire soundtrack and musical themes for the film Solos los dos, directed by Luis Lucia Mingarro and starring Marisol and Palomo Linares .

The band parted ways in 1969 with each artist continuing as solo artists, as well as Junior's work as a producer.

On September 2, 2020, the band's music was featured on the shortwave radio service of Radio Exterior de España (REE).[6]

Discography

Albums

  • Juan y Junior (1969).

Singles

  • La Caza / Nada (Novola, 1967)
  • A Dos Niñas / Tres Días (Novola, 1967)
  • Nos Falta Fe / Bajo El Sol (Novola, 1967)
  • Departamento De Radio (Novola, 1967)
  • Anduriña / Para Verte Reír (Novola, 1968)
  • Tiempo De Amor / En San Juan (Novola, 1968)
  • Anduriña / To Girls (Zafiro, 1968)
  • Lo Que El Viento Se Llevó / Tus Ojos (Novola, 1969)

Filmography

  • En un mundo diferent , directed by Pedro Olea

References

The first draft of this article was based on a translation of the Spanish Language Wikipedia article on the same subject.

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