Alejandro Rosso is more involved with the creative process, providing most of the instrumentation and occasional background vocals.

The band often mixes several music styles like rap, dance and rock while often switching between English, Spanish, Italian, French and several other languages in the same song.

There is a popular myth that the duo met while playing a Super NES at a Wal-Mart in Monterrey, however, Jonás has stated in an interview that this is not true.

Jonás liked Sepultura, Soda Stereo, and Mano Negra; whereas Rosso liked Antonio Carlos Jobim, John Coltrane and a varied assortment of classical music.

Back in early 1997, Plastilina traveled to Mexico City, where they recorded the video and the single of Niño Bomba, released under the independent label Tómbola!

On their first visit to Los Angeles, they got the attention of producers like Money Mark (Beastie Boys), The Dust Brothers and Butthole Surfers.

The follow-up was Juan Manuel, a more dance-oriented album produced by Chris Allison (who has worked with The Beta Band and Coldplay).

The first single was Human Disco Ball and the second was Bassass, both making good rotation into Latin charts.

During these years, the band did songs for two movie soundtracks Puños Rosas and La mujer de mi hermano, where Rosso appeared.

They participated in Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007 performing a remix version of With Love with Hilary Duff.