Sergio Arau, SERGIO ARAU (Mexico City, 1951) is a renowned musician, filmmaker and painter. In 1983 he formed Botellita de Jerez, one of the most influential groups in the history of Mexican rock. Since 1973 he has devoted himself to caricature and illustration, collaborating in the magazine Sucesos, the newspaper Unomásuno, the magazine La Garrapata, where he developed its sections La Netafísica and Histerietas, and was one of the founders of the newspaper La Jornada. He wrote, directed and produced the successful film Un día sin mexicanos (2004) and won the Coral de Plata at the Havana Film Festival with his animated short «El Muro». In 1998 he won the mtv Award for the Café Tacvba video, «Alármala de Tos». At the end of 2017 he released his album Rudo, whose song "Quiero ser presidente" was placed at the top of digital platforms and in 2023 his new production, Tocada y fuga, appeared.