[3] In 1973, the two formed Los Bukis as a four-member band along with drummer Jorge Dávila and bassist Carlos Enrique "Kike" González.

[4] Two years later, the band released their debut studio album, Falso Amor (1975), originally titled Casas de Cartón.

[7][8] In 1980, Los Bukis relocated to the United States, where they added band members Roberto Guadarrama and José Javier Solís.

[14] The band experienced large amounts of commercial success with the release of their tenth studio album, Me Volví a Acordar de Ti (1986), which sold about 1.35 million copies and was certified diamond in Mexico.

[16][17] The singles "Este Adiós" and the title track "Me Volví a Acordar de Ti" peaked at number 9 and 26 on the Hot Latin Songs respectively.

[16][18] The album spawned the singles "Tus Mentiras" and "Y Ahora Te Vas", the latter of which became the band's first number-one entry on the Hot Latin Songs chart.

[22] The band would undergo lineup changes during 1995, with three new members, Fidel Arraygue, Rodolfo "Fito" Luviano and Victor Aguilar joining as the new bassist, keyboardist and percussionist respectively.

[25] In 1996, lead singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solís was informed by his band members their wish to disband Los Bukis due to conflict on decision making.

The band postponed some dates due to Eusebio "El Chivo" Cortez injuring his ankle at the Los Angeles concert.

[32] In August 2023, the band performed at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as part of the Summerfest music festival.