Jorge Ilegal

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is García.

Jorge María Martínez García (1 May 1955 – 9 December 2025), better known as Jorge Ilegal, was a Spanish musician, composer and singer.

Life and career

Martínez was born 1 May 1955 in Avilés, a descendent of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.[1] In his early career, he played in popular music orchestras, such as Manolo Carrizo and his Conjunto, in venues, dances and festivals.[2] In 1976, he obtained the professional musician's card issued by the National Entertainment Union during the Franco regime.[3]  He began his law degree at the University of Oviedo, although he abandoned it before finishing it, at the age of 21, to devote himself to music.[4]

He was part of the rock band Madson, formed in the 1970s in which his brother, Juan Martínez, also played.[5]  Later, he was in another group, Los Metálicos.[6]  In 1982, he founded the rock group Ilegales, for which he was known as Jorge Ilegal, and with which he released more than a dozen albums and performed in countries around the world.[7]  In 1985, Martínez became a producer with Discóbolo Records, under which he produced works by Ilegales such as Todos están muertos.[8]

In 2011, after the dissolution of Ilegales, Martínez founded the group Jorge Ilegal y los Magníficos, with which he performed other musical styles such as boleros, joropos, chachachá, tango, guarachas, ballads and twist.[9]

Later, Martínez founded another record label, La Casa del Misterio, which in addition to producing the works of his bands Ilegales or Jorge Ilegal y los Magníficos, also made productions of other rock artists such as Gestido, Fe de Ratas and UHP.[10]

In September 2025, he had to cancel the tour to present the album Joven y arrogante, after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He died on 9 December 2025, at the age of 70.[11]

References

  1. ^ Escribano, Mario (2020-04-12). "Jorge 'Ilegales': "Los músicos confinados se promocionan de forma repugnante"". elconfidencial.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  2. ^ "la diaria". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. ^ "Jorge Ilegal | El Estado Mental". elestadomental.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  4. ^ "Jorge Ilegal – Cátedra Leonard Cohen" (in Spanish). 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  5. ^ "la diaria". la diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  6. ^ Vazquez, Carlos H. (2018-10-29). "Jorge Martínez (Ilegales): "Hagamos lo que hagamos, estaremos llenos de hijos de puta"". Efe Eme (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  7. ^ "Jorge Ilegal | El Estado Mental". elestadomental.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  8. ^ "ILEGALES". Festimad 2M (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  9. ^ Jiménez, Marta (2019-06-26). "Jorge 'Ilegal': el sueño punk de una noche de cine de verano". Cordópolis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  10. ^ "La Casa Del Misterio – Ataque!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  11. ^ Marcos, Carlos (2025-12-09). "Muere el músico Jorge Martínez, alma indómita de Ilegales, a los 70 años". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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