The band performed with artists such as Zoé, Café Tacuba, The Breeders, Calexico, Julieta Venegas, Molotov, and Aterciopelados, and participated in the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

They also opened the Bridge School Benefit for Paul McCartney, Neil Young, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Their final show was a free performance on October 7, 2007, at TarFest, a film, music, and art festival held at the La Brea Tar Pits.

[1] Not long after the breakup, Gustavo Arellano wrote that Los Abandoned "reflected the postmodern Latino experience better than any band ever.

María del Pilar) was the lead singer of Los Abandoned, and played the ukulele, keyboards and rhythm guitar.