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Los Bukis (English: the Bukis; buki meaning "kid" in the Purépecha language) are a Mexican Grupera band. Formed in Ario de Rosales, Michoacán in 1973, the band's current lineup consists of singer and songwriter Marco Antonio Solís, Joel Solís (guitars), Roberto Guadarrama, Eusebio "El Chivo Cortez, Jose "Pepe" Guadarrama,(saxophone and keyboards) Pedro Sanchez (Drums) and Jose Javier Solis.
The band released their second studio album, Te Tuve y Te Perdi, in 1977. In 1978, González was replaced by Eusebio "El Chivo" Córtez as the band's new bassist. Their third studio album, Me Siento Solo, was released in 1978, followed by Los Triunfadores in 1979.
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. The album became their first top-ten entry on the Latin Pop Albums record chart, peaking at number 6. The album spawned the hit single "italic=no", which peaked at number 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart and at number 2 on Radio Mil's Notitas Musicales chart in Mexico. 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.
Their eleventh studio album, Si Me Recuerdas (1987), peaked at number 6 on the Latin Pop Albums chart and became their second nomination for Best Mexican-American Performance at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989. 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. Their twelfth studio album, Y Para Siempre (1989), experienced similar amounts of commercial success, selling about 750,000 copies in Mexico and peaking at number 5 on the Top Latin Albums."Recibierón doble disco de platino". El Informador. December 7, 1990. p. 14–E. The album featured the number-one single "Como Fui a Enamorarme de Ti" and the number-two single "A Donde Vayas". The former was adapted into a full-length film of the same name starring Solís.
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. Their sixteenth and final studio album, Por Amor a Mi Pueblo (1995), sold about 600,000 copies in the United States, and peaked at number 3 on the Latin Pop Albums chart and at number 8 on the Top Latin Albums. The album spawned the hit singles "Sera Mejor Que Te Vayas" and "Una Mujer Como Tu", which peaked at number 3 and number 1 on the US Latin charts respectively. The band drew a sold-out concert in Selland Arena in May 1995, where audience members would dance instead of sit down on seats. 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 remaining band members formed a new band, called Los Mismos. Marco Antonio Solís would eventually pursue a solo career.
On June 14, 2022, the band announced a second round of their Una Historia Cantada tour, which began in August 18 in Los Angeles, California, that expanded into Mexico, finishing the tour in December in Monterrey, Nuevo León. The band postponed some dates due to Eusebio "El Chivo" Cortez injuring his ankle at the Los Angeles concert. In November 2022, the band headlined the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards alongside Rosalía and Carlos Vives. In August 2023, the band performed at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as part of the Summerfest music festival. After their performance in Milwaukee Los Bukis embarked on a short tour in Central America.
On July 23, 2025, Los Bukis received the 2,817th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On October 16, 2025, Sofi Stadium announced that Los Bukis would unveil a mural the group members were invited to the ceremony. Marco Antonio Solís announced that the group will perform two concerts in February 2026, the first concert will take place in Houston Texas Daikin Park on February 14, and the final concert will take place at SoFi Stadium on February 20 This will be Los Bukis' final concert and will retire the band released a picture captioned "Forever Yours The Closing of a Cycle", with the concert dates listed.
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