With record-breaking Forum performance, Mana gets crowned as the 'Kings of L.A.'

"As Maná entered the bowels of the Kia Forum on Friday night, its members received a royal welcome from the USC Marching Band, the Inglewood High School band and the Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Team. That evening's performance marked the Mexican rock band's 43rd arena show in the L.A. area, surpassing Bruce Springsteen's record for most arena performances in the region."

"Further tying them to L.A. is their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which was cemented in 2016. Formed in the Mexican city of Guadalajara in the mid-1980s, Maná first played in L.A. in 1993 following the release of their acclaimed 1992 album "¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?" The band was instrumental in popularizing the rock en español genre, and their music is often heard across the Southland, from house parties to sporting events."

"Earlier this year, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced that the group was among the 14 artists nominated for the 2025 inductee class, alongside Oasis, Mariah Carey, Outkast and Cyndi Lauper. Though the band was ultimately not inducted into the Rock Hall this year, they represented the first primarily Spanish-language act to be nominated for induction. "This alone makes Maná's nomination important in an increasingly global society," De Los contributing columnist Alex Zaragoza wrote back in February."

Maná received a grand L.A. welcome at the Kia Forum with the USC Marching Band, the Inglewood High School band and the Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Team. The band's L.A. arena count reached 43 performances, surpassing Bruce Springsteen's local arena record. A permanent backstage wall installation at the Forum proclaims "Mana - Kings of L.A." and the group has played more than 30 Forum shows, including 11 consecutive sold-out Staples Center shows in 2012 supporting Drama Y Luz. Formed in Guadalajara in the mid-1980s, Maná helped popularize rock en español, earned a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2016 and received a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination as the first primarily Spanish-language act to be nominated.

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