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Mana origins date back to a band called Sombrero Verde. In 1975 they decided to get together to play different songs from groups they admired, including The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Police, among others. They were originally known as The Spies of the Green Hat, but soon the name was shortened to Green Hat and was eventually adapted into Spanish as Sombrero Verde, as the band wanted to rock in their own language. They were one of the first groups to venture out, composing their own songs even though rock in Spanish was not yet a trend. Around the same time, a movement in Mexico began called "Rock en tu idioma" (Rock in Your Language), a business strategy from some record companies aimed at young people to develop rock in Spanish. In the midst of this rising movement, the band adopted the name that would give them international recognition, "Maná", chosen because of the meaning of the Polynesian word: "positive energy." The lineup was composed of Fher Olvera vocalist, the brothers Juan and Ulises Calleros, on guitar and bass espectively, and Alex González on drums. Warner Music Mexico is now proudly releasing a series of 2020 remasters of the band's prolific output. In 1994, with its new and well-deserved status in the international scene of Latin Pop Rock, the trio Fher, Alex, and Juan released the album Maná en Vivo. The idea of releasing an album of their concerts emerges as a means to capture the energy and relive every moment, every drop of sweat and adrenaline that encompasses a Maná concert. The album was recorded between August and September 1994, during the group’s presentations at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, the San Diego Sports Arena, the Aragon Theatre in Chicago, the Gran Rex Theatre in Buenos Aires, the Chile Stadium in Santiago, and the Sala Estándar in Barcelona.