Panda (commonly stylized as PXNDX) was a Mexican rock band formed in Monterrey, Nuevo León in 1996 as part of the musical movement known as Avanzada Regia.

The last line-up consisted of singer José Madero, drummer Jorge Vásquez, lead guitarist/Backup vocals Arturo Arredondo and bassist Ricardo Treviño.

The band ended up receiving local attention in 2000 with their debut and second studio albums Arroz Con Leche (2000) and La Revancha Del Príncipe Charro (2002).

[2] Garza departed from the group while recording para ti con desprecio, and Súper Azfalto guitarist Arturo Arredondo would then replace him.

Panda's debut studio album, Arroz con leche was released on September 2, 2000, and drew little attention by people and critics, reportedly selling over 50,000 copies.

Jorge Garza left the band after the group finished the material and was replaced by another member from Super Azfalto, this time guitarist [Arturo Arredondo].

The record solidified a change in tone, shifting from their previous sanitized, humorous pop punk sound for a more darker, matured aesthetic elements.

It is their most popular album to date in Mexico and Latin America, although it made them lose fans, now called Anti-Pandas, over plagiarism accusations that derived in (supposedly) stealing lyrics and guitar riffs from groups such as My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, and Smashing Pumpkins.

At the end of the year, the band released Amantes Sunt Amentes, their fourth album, which reached the top of the Mexican charts within weeks and was certified platinum.

In the interview published on February 31, 2006,[clarification needed] on Versus, a television show from Telehit, the band members appeared defensive when asked about the plagiarism, and responded in contradictory ways.

With the release of their fourth album Amantes Sunt Amentes and the growth in popularity of the band on MTV in other countries, they preferred to change the subject when asked about plagiarism.

[12][13] The same thing happened in 2008 at the Vive Latino,[14] and the Third International Rock Festival in Rio, although they have an outgrowing fan movement in major U.S. cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, not to mention most of Latin America and throughout the world.