Real ones know that there was a time, even in Mexico, when rock en español was considered inauthentic. The typical way of thinking: How could the genre ever be sung in a language other than English? Three Souls in My Mind, the group that eventually was spun off as El Trí, rejected that take, electrifying audiences at the 1971 Festival de Avándaro in the State of Mexico with anthemic jams sung in their own language.
More than 50 years later, that revolutionary spirit could still be heard in El Trí. The group was led into glory by founder Alex Lora at on August 30 at San Jose Civic Center, its members’ embroidered satin jackets, sequined button-ups, and ever-futuristic wraparound shades glinting in true rock ‘n’ roll irreverance. — text by Caitlin Donohue
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission 
El Trí at San Jose Civic Center, August 30. Photo by D.A. Mission
