Group · 1968–1975 · Buenos Aires [-34.60, -58.38]
Sui Generis
Sui Generis was the acoustic duo of Charly García and Nito Mestre, formed while they were still students in Buenos Aires. Their early albums fused folk-rock delicacy with sharp, sometimes censored social commentary, and they became one of the most beloved acts of the early 1970s. The group dissolved in 1975 with a pair of farewell concerts at the Luna Park arena that drew enormous crowds.
Evidence2
- MusicBrainz: Sui GenerisMusicBrainz
musicbrainz.org/artist/b3a6ebdf-4ee6-4ec0-912c-be03ade6c833
accessed 2026-06-04
- Wikidata: Sui GenerisWikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3503136
accessed 2026-06-04
Connections2
collaborates with → Charly García
Charly García co-founded Sui Generis as a teenager and wrote most of its songs, turning the acoustic duo into one of the most popular acts of early-1970s rock nacional. The group was his first vehicle as the movement's emerging songwriter-in-chief.
collaborates with → Nito Mestre
Nito Mestre was Charly García's co-founding partner in Sui Generis, contributing vocals, harmonies, and flute. The pairing of García's writing with Mestre's bright voice gave the duo the sound that made it beloved across the movement's acoustic years.