Caifanes is a rock en espaol band from Mexico City. Formed in 1987, the group achieved international fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The original lineup consisted of Sal Hernndez, Alejandro Marcovich Sabo Romo, Alfonso Andr, and Diego Herrera. Caifanes style can be described as a hybrid of British new wave, progressive rock and Latin percussion underscored by deep, somber, and Latin American-Mexican-Spanish-influenced lyrics and the vocal style of Sal Hernndez. Members of Caifanes have cited The Cure and King Crimson as major influences, with Adrian Belew having produced their third studio album, El Silencio, as well as making a guest appearance on it.The name Caifanes is derived from 1940s Mexican pachuco slang "Cae fine". Its equivalent in English would be cool dude. The word has also been used to describe the proverbial Mexican pachuco, delinquent, or outsider.