Trío Los Panchos

Trío Los Panchos Trío Los Panchos, a three-man trio, were one of the most highly respected Latin dance music bands in the 1940s and 1950s. The group gained fame as a dance band with a pan-Latin appeal. Founded in 1944, it has undergone changes in its members, as musicians have been replaced by younger practitioners. Trío Los Panchos came together when Chucho Navarro, Alfredo Gil, and Hernando Avilés were introduced to each other in New York City. After they became friends, the three began to…