Kinky is a Mexican rock band, formed in 1998 as part of the Avanzada Regia musical movement and consisting of Gilberto Cerezo, Ulises Lozano, Carlos Chairez, Omar Góngora, and Cesar Pliego.

The song titled "Cornman" was used in the PlayStation 3 video game, LittleBigPlanet In 2002, they joined Cake, De La Soul, The Flaming Lips, Hackensaw Boys, and Modest Mouse on the Unlimited Sunshine Tour in the U.S - the band also appeared at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

Singles in the U.S. included "Sister Twisted" and "Uruapan Breaks"; in Mexico and Latin America, the song "A Dónde Van Los Muertos?"

In 2008, Kinky released their fourth studio album Barracuda which was co-produced with Money Mark (Beastie Boys).

With the hit songs "Hasta quemarnos" and "Those Girls", it launched the band on a world tour for two years.