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Chilean rockis rock music and its corresponding subgenres produced inChileor byChileans. Chilean rock lyrics are usually sung in Spanish so can be considered as part ofrock en español, although they are sometimes sung in English as well. Rock music was first produced in Chile in the late 1950s by bands that imitated, and sometimes translated, internationalrock and rollhits from the U.S. This movement was known as theNueva Ola(New Wave).Although original bands started to emerge as well in the early 1960s. During the second half of the 1960s, after the success of rock and roll music, theNueva Canción Chilena(New Chilean Song) andFusión latinoamericana[es](Latin American fusion) genres were born in Chile, bringing to fame artists likeVioleta ParraandVíctor Jaraas extremely influential folk singers, orLos JaivasandCongresowho were more instrumentally elaborated. In the 1970s, however, there was a decline in the country's rock scene as a result of the military dictatorship imposed by the1973 coup d'état. From 1973 to 1990, all forms of rock music were prohibited (along with an important part of thecultural life), causing stagnation in the music industry.Nevertheless, an underground scene grew up with new genres such asheavy metal,punkandnew wave music.Los Prisioneroswere the most outstanding band of this era. The 1990s saw the beginning of a revival for Chilean rock music, with several Chilean bands finding international success along with the growth of many rock subgenres such asalternative rock,pop rock,funk rock,reggae,grunge,britpoporlatin rockbecoming commercially successful.Los Tresbecame the most iconic rock band of this era, alongsideLa Leyin pop. In the early 21st century, many more independent artists have become increasingly popular, while the previous ones have consolidated generating a cultural legacy of wide variety and trajectory.Synth pop, neo-folk rock,latin rock,alternative rockandpop rockare recently successful subgenres, but are harder to categorize due to their fusion andindienatures. Although frequently omitted from mass media preferring commercial foreign music instead, Chile has an extensive and rich rock culture, a permanent underground scene with hundreds of recognized bands, many niches of varied alternative sub-genres, as well as powerful regional scenes in Concepción and Valparaíso.