They are influenced by American and Spanish songwriters from the 1960s and 1980s, including music periods from La Nueva Ola and Alternative Rock.

[1] Mar de Copas was founded by Manuel Barrios (guitar and vocals) and Eduardo Leverone (drums) in 1992, after splitting up their band Los Inocentes.

[2] Barrios and Leverone have confirmed they are heavily influenced by Nino Bravo, Manolo Galván, Los Secretos, El Ultimo de la Fila, Pistones, The Smiths, R.E.M., The Church, James, Elvis Presley and Carlos Gardel.

After Zamalloa joined the band, Mar de Copas finished writing and editing 12 new songs between October and November in 1994.

By local success, their first two albums Mar de Copas and Entre los Arboles, were sold in CD format.

Songs like "Entre los Arboles" and "Tras Esa Puerta" have become their best feats impossible to replicate in their latest albums.

Miki Gonzalez played the lead guitar on "Aqui en el borde del mar", Phoebe wrote the lyrics in "Blu Ice", and Barrios sang the full song "Morir un poco", attempting to duplicate his success in "Una Historia Mas" as done on the first album.

[8] The band made the slang "caleta" commonly used in concerts by their fans when requesting songs that weren't part of their regular set list.

Barrios and Leverone wrote a song based on the Mexican Bolero called "Ni para rogar un beso" and their first vals "A Dios".

"De tierra" is a song based on social issues from the 1990s and it became the name of their first recorded live concert at the Teatro Peruano Japonés years later.

In 1998, the band re-released their first two albums with bonus tracks including songs like "Con el mar" (written by Zamalloa).

By then, they have influenced and produced for many bands in Lima such as Libido, Campo de Almas, TK, Dolores Delirio, Indigo, Cementerio Club, Wayo, Voz Propia, Daniel F, Zen and Los Hnos.

By the end of the year, Mar de Copas made the soundtrack of "Un dia sin sexo" directed by Frank Pérez-Garland.

By the end of 2008, Mar de Copas played in Buenos Aires, Argentina at Centro Cultural Buen Ayre.

[13] Mar de Copas plays a concert once a month at La Noche Bar in Barranco which considered today their home venue.