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Hombres G is one of the few, if not the only, Spanish pop group that does not tire the public; on the contrary, they incorporate more members every year to their mass of fans and transcend regardless of whether they play with El Canto del Loco years ago or with Taburete today.

It is true that in their concerts there are now more dinosaur girls than crocodile, but the fact is that they fill wherever they go both xennials and millennials. That is why it is not surprising that the film I'm going to have a good time, released in August triumphed in collection.

David Serrano, its director, hit the nail on the head on the day of the premiere regarding the secret of the immortality of Hombres G four decades after its foundation. "They've always been very true to themselves. They have not changed their way of making music for fashions and that honesty the public values. They've done classic rock inspired by the '60s and that makes them age better. Their normality makes them less imposed and their sound does not sound as old as that of other groups of the 80s. In addition, they have something nice in the lyrics. They haven't sought success just because, their obsession is to make their music, not to get fame."

Serrano is right that the G Men throw less the ratatouille than they should. They have eight million monthly listeners on Spotify when, for example, groups like Supertrump have seven and Mecano four. They were separated from 1993 to 2002, they have been together longer in this second stage than the first, but last year, for example, before the pull of the film, they gave more than 20 concerts in Spain, they even hung the 'no tickets' in Milan. They also toured the U.S. twice, playing more than 20 venues. They were the first Spanish group to fill the Vicente Calderón stadium with U2, the most popular group that maintains its original line-up from the beginning.

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It is striking that with the relevance they have, the degree of knowledge of the public and their musical category they have not made as much money as other artists. It is impossible to count what they take for copyright and performance (most songs have been composed by David Summers), since it depends on contracts and there are no stipulated standards. The fact thatthey self-publish themselves through their record label La calabaza amarilla and do not have a manager to lead their career themselves is possible to harm them at the communicational level, and consequently, economically. Of course, they are co-producers ofI'm going to have a good time (the film) and participated in the entire process of the film.

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His real estate wealth, in general, is modest compared to other music stars. Current residence and some inheritance, and of course they do not live in La Finca or anything similar, but in their neighborhoods of a lifetime. The reference company of the four is La Calabaza Amarilla, founded in 2010. Through it they manage the group's performances. In 2019 they invoiced 2,310,000 euros, although they closed in negative and in 2020 the pandemic took its toll, like everyone else. As published by El Confidencial, its contracting price is within reason: 60,000 euros, according to a tender contract of its record label signed by the presidency of the Salamanca City of Culture and Knowledge Foundation in 2019. This digital advanced the trick of the G Men so that there are no clashes between them for the business. Childhood friends have invested a proportional economic amount in their own companies: Samer Music (David Summers), Mundos Pequeños Actividades Artísticas (Rafa Gutiérrez), Moli-Mole SL (Javi Molina) and El Piloto Marciano (Dani Mezquita). The secret of their harmony.

Personally, the four are paired and have children. Summers has older twins from his first marriage to Marta Madruga, from whom he separated a few years ago, and today he is with an Englishwoman. Mosque divorced the mother of his two eldest children and has a daughter with his second wife. Javi Molina and Rafa Gutierrez are also happy parents. The first has a well-known bar in Madrid, Pop & Roll.

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