Los Twisters was one of the first South American bands which recorded twist songs.
[1] The band was highly influenced by Bill Haley, Chubby Checker and Elvis Presley.
[2] From their beginnings, the band had Luis Dimas as lead vocalist and they had their first successful singles: "Penas juveniles", Caprichitos, Me recordarás, Sueña and "Mi secreto".
In 1963 it was selected as the most popular band in Chile;[3] but it didn't continued so much, because the next year Cecilia weed[clarification needed] it to them, inducing the band to emigrate to Argentina.
[1] After they broke up, the band lost popularity until they released their unique album, El show de Los Twisters.