40 years ago, the Falkland-Malvinas War transformed Latin rock

By Fi O’Reilly

Argentine soldiers landing from a Sea King helicopter not far from Port Stanley, the capitol of the Falkland Islands (las Islas Malvinas).

When English-language music was banned in 1982, Spanish-language groups found an opportunity.

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