Rockdrigo

Rodrigo González (25 December 1950 – 19 September 1985), better known as Rockdrigo or El profeta del nopal ("The Nopal Prophet"), was a Mexican singer-songwriter. He died at age 35 with his girlfriend, Francoise Bardinet, when the apartment building in which he was living collapsed in the Mexico City earthquake of 19 September 1985. His early death made him a legend in Mexican rock. He studied psychology for a brief time at the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa before moving to Mexico City in 1977 with the desire to make music.

He arrived to the capital and began playing in bars and cafés. At first, he survived by singing covers in the streets of the city "in the English style." Over time, he began to create an oeuvre from his experiences on the streets. Their music was similar to the Nueva canción movement in protesting social conditions, but unlike Nueva canción, they used street slang in their lyrics, were not overtly political, and drew on U.S. folk music instead of traditional Mexican instruments and sounds.

Death At the time of his death, Rockdrigo was living in an apartment in the Unidad Tlatelolco, which was devastated by the 1985 earthquake.

Music As of 2007 there were four collections of his music: Hurbanistorias (Urban stories, 1983), a self-made record

Posthumous: El profeta del nopal (The Nopal Prophet) No estoy loco (I'm not Crazy) Aventuras en el DF (Adventures in DF)

Films No tuvo tiempo: La Urbanistoria de Rockdrigo González by Rafael Montero Un toke de roc by Sergio García Michel Por qué no me las prestas? by Sergio García Michel ¿Cómo ves? by Paul Leduc