Editing Maná (section)

=== 1986–89: formation and early releases ===
[[File:Maná - Rock in Rio Madrid 2012 - 65.jpg|thumb|Fher, lead singer]]

Maná was formed in 1986 by [[Fernando Olvera|José Fernando "Fher" Olvera]] (vocals), Ulises Calleros (guitar), and Juan Calleros (bass guitar), who had been performing together in a band called Sombrero Verde since the mid-1970s and disbanded in 1983.<ref name="Handsome">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-aug-21-ca-15058-story.html|title=In Any Language, Mana Is a Handsome Hit|last=Doss|first=Yvette C.|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=21 August 1998|access-date=23 March 2012}}</ref> The three placed an advertisement in the local [[Guadalajara]] newspaper looking for a drummer to complete a new band, to which 15-year-old American [[Alex González (musician)|Alex González]] applied and soon joined the group.<ref name="Handsome" /> Maná's first album was titled "Maná" and was released on 12 May 1987 on [[A&M Records]]. Maná signed to [[PolyGram]] but became unhappy with the direction the label was taking the band and switched to [[Warner Music]] shortly before the release of the group's second album, ''[[Falta Amor (album)|Falta Amor]]''.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/artist/man-p34260/biography|title=Maná – Biography|last=Brown|first=Marisa|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref>

Two years passed before the album garnered its first hit single, "Rayando el Sol".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historia |url=https://manamundo.tripod.com/historia.html |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=manamundo.tripod.com}}</ref> The group toured heavily in support of the album, performing more than 250 times throughout Latin America, including shows in Mexico, [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Colombia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=RockPeaks - Maná |url=https://rockpeaks.com/artists/673519/man%C3%A1 |access-date=2025-02-03 |website=RockPeaks {{!}} Music Video Community |language=en}}</ref>