Formed in 1984, Los Cruzados were a rock band from Los Angeles, California. Los Cruzados was formed by Tito Larriva and the members of The Plugz. Where the Plugz were punk, Los Cruzados were a bluesier and more introspective Chicano rock band. In 1989 they appeared in the movie "Road House" starring Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliot. Their song " Don't throw Stones", which got played at the beginning of the movie, ain't appeare on the Soundtrack. The Band broke up in 1990. Tito Larriva founded Tito & Tarantula in 1992. Former Cruzados guitar player Steven Hufsteter joined them in 2002.

Bass player Tony Marsico revived the band in 2021 with the record "She's Automatic" which inclued mostly new songs that he wrote during Corona pandemic Lockdown. Original Cruzados Drummer Charlie Quintana have been a friend of the band Little Caesar so Tony Marsico asked them to join him in Cruzados. The new current Cruzados Line-Up include Ron Young (vocals), Loren Molinare (guitar), Mark Tremalgia (guitar) and Rob Klonel (drums). They did their first European Tour together in 2022. 2023 already saw the release of the EP "Land Of The Endless Sun" and a new Live-Album "Live From Marseille" which they will follow with further European Tour in April/May 2023. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.