[4] In 2019, Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos produced their sold-out debut 7" single ‘Pista (Great Start)’, described as sounding like "William Onyeabor discovering cumbia".

During the COVID lockdowns that followed shortly afterwards, the video gained traction on YouTube, attracting worldwide attention and has amassed over 2 million views.

[9][10] Following the release of their debut record, the band received critical acclaim from the likes of BBC 6 Music, KEXP, Rolling Stone Magazine, NME and various other media outlets.

The band made their TV debut to a huge crowd at the Park Stage at Glastonbury in June 2023 as part of the BBC’s coverage of the festival.

Los Bitchos completed a European tour with Mac DeMarco in 2019[15] and supported acts like Ty Segall and Kikagaku Moyo in London.

The band played sets to huge crowds at Coachella, SXSW, Glastonbury, Rock En Seine, End of The Road, Levitation and Wide Awake Festival.