Latin Grammy 2022: “He Killed a Motorized Policeman” won the award for Best Rock Album

He Killed a Motorized Policeman he took the Latin Grammys for Best Rock Album. The Argentine band received the award at the gala prior to the main ceremony to be held today from 8 pm at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada (United States).

The group founded in 2003 won the prize for their album “Unas vacaciones raras”, leaving behind the also Argentine Marilina Bertoldi (“Mojigata”), the Spaniards of Fito and Fitipaldis1 (“Cada vez cadaver”) and the Mexicans of La Gusana Ciega (”1021″) and Wiplash (”RPDF”).

“Thank you very much, I am very nervous. Thanks to Bruno Stagñaro, creator of Okupas, for trusting us, to Nacional Records, to Primavera Labels and to Laptra Discos. What else can I say, that’s it!”said Santiago Motorizado, vocalist and leader of the band upon receiving the award.

It should be remembered that He Killed a Motorized Police was going to perform at the Peru Central Festival, which was held at the end of July in Huancayo, but they had to cancel their show, like more than half of the groups that were going to play, due to problems in the organization of the event.

Nevertheless, the band reunited with their Peruvian fans at the concert they offered on September 22 at the Barranco Convention Centeras part of their “America 2022” tour, thanks to which they have performed in more than 30 cities, with which they returned to Lima after three years.

Made up of Santiago Motorizado (voice and bass), Pantro Puto (guitar), Niño Elefante (guitar), Chartrán Chatrán (keyboards) and Doctora Muerte (drums), the band that originated in the city of La Plata in 2003 has become one of the main representatives of Latin American alternative rock in recent years.