Catupecu Machu

Catupecu Machu is an Argentine alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Villa Luro, City of Buenos Aires. The band was founded by the brothers Fernando Ruiz Díaz and Gabriel Ruiz Díaz and has had various line-ups over the course of its career, with Fernando, the lead singer and principal songwriter, as its only permanent member. The group currently consists of Fernando, Carlos "Charles" Noguera and Nicolás "Vikingo" Meardi.

Their music falls within rock, pop and sonic innovation, within a song-based format.

Catupecu Machu has been awarded as one of the most outstanding musical groups in Argentine rock and Latin American rock of the 21st century.

In 2002, Rolling Stone Argentina magazine and the television channel MTV published a list of the best 100 Argentine rock songs of all time, honouring their song «Y lo que quiero es que pises sin el suelo» (No. 37). In 2007, the Argentine rock website Rock.com.ar published a similar list, honouring their well-known song «Magia veneno» (No. 28).

In 2006, the American magazine Al Borde published a list of the 500 best songs in Ibero-American rock, honouring their songs «Magia veneno» (No. 340) and «Y lo que quiero es que pises sin el suelo» (No. 184).

In 2006, Al Borde also published a list of the 250 best albums in Ibero-American rock, honouring their album Cuentos decapitados (No. 120).

In 2007, Rolling Stone Argentina published a list of the 100 best albums in Argentine rock of all time, honouring their studio album El número imperfecto (No. 47).

In 2011, the newspaper La Nación published a list of the 10 best music videos in Argentine rock, honouring their music video for the song «Y lo que quiero es que pises sin el suelo» (No. 8).

In 2015, Catupecu Machu received the Diploma al Mérito at the Konex Awards, in recognition of its career in Argentine music during the decade.

In 2017, Catupecu temporarily left the stage until its return in 2022.