current_members associated_acts years_active image_size article_title past_members background genre origin name
miriam -rrb- teresa domínguez -lrb- 1981-1992 -rrb- cruz -lrb- 1982-1992 -rrb- eunice betances -lrb- 1982-1992 miriam verónica medina cruz y las chicas , belkis concepción , 1982 -- 1999 210 las chicas del can
 belkis -rrb- vilma frias -lrb- 1982-1989 -rrb- carmen de leon -lrb- concepción 1986-1987 -rrb- luchy betances -lrb- 1986-1987 -rrb- heidy bello -lrb- -lrb- 1988-1991 -rrb- xiomara queliz -lrb- 1986-1993 -rrb- yesenia delgado lobo 1981-1985 -lrb- 1992-1996 -rrb- gladys quero -lrb- 1985-1992 -rrb- grissel baez -rrb- -lrb- 1991-1998 -rrb- michell flores -lrb- 1991-1998 -rrb- florángel del verónica villar -lrb- 1991-1998 -rrb- jessica castro -lrb- 1992-1993 -rrb- amarilis medina garcia -lrb- 1986-1987 -rrb- -lrb- 1982-1986 group_or_band merengue santo domingo , dominican republic las chicas del can
las chicas del can

las chicas del can was an all-female merengue group from santo domingo , dominican republic .
originally created by pianist belkis concepción , several teams of female vocalists and musicians have alternately performed under the name las chicas del can throughout the group 's history .
originally founded in 1982 , `` las chicas del can '' performed hit after hit throughout the eighties , and a great number of their singles and albums achieved gold and/or platinum status .
hits such as `` el negro no puede , '' `` la media maría , '' `` sukaína , '' `` juana la cubana , '' `` culeca , '' `` ta ' pillao , '' `` fuego , '' `` fiebre , '' and `` las pequeñas cosas '' are now regarded merengue classics .
pianist belkis concepción left the group early to go solo in 1985 .
singers miriam cruz and eunice betances then teamed up and got vocal support from , among others , luchy betances and verónica medina .
verónica medina herself then went solo in 1987 .
in 1988 singer heidy bello joined las chicas del can but was replaced in 1991 by singers arismar eduardo and rosana eusebio .
in 1992 , the group reinvented itself under the name `` míriam cruz y las chicas . ''
the first year under that name , they produced a successful album entitled `` nueva vida '' featuring a hitsong written by juan luis guerra , `` te propongo . ''
later that year , `` la loba '' was also well received by merengue fans and quickly became another hit .
a european tour -lrb- 1993-1994 -rrb- soon followed .
in 1994 miriam cruz y las chicas scored another hit with the song `` con agua de sal -lrb- oti -rrb- , '' and 1995 included another successful european tour .
meanwhile , the original name was kept alive by a music industry manager who discovered a group of new and talented young ladies who would carry the torch for `` las chicas del can '' and leave their own mark on merengue music .
in 1993 , michell flores , grissel baez and florángel del villar teamed up to keep the legacy alive .
due to the situation not entirely clear among fans , the new girls were hailed as the `` monumental '' .
they started traveling around the globe , covering the band 's original repertoire with songs like `` juana la cubana '' .
this 2nd line-up of las chicas del can quickly became a successful act in their own right with hit tunes such as `` voy pa 'll á , '' `` hacer el amor con otro , '' `` celoso , '' `` explosivo '' and `` sin compromiso . ''
after the albums `` botando chispas '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- and `` derramando sueños '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- lead singer michell flores went solo and the 2nd line-up of `` las chicas del can '' disbanded in 1998 .
`` las chicas del can '' was eventually reformed a third time in 1999 , but this particular group was never able to achieve the success of earlier line-ups .
to this date , the first line-up of `` las chicas del can '' -lrb- which featured míriam cruz , eunice betances and theresa domínguez -rrb- has proven to be the most successful line-up .
