Patos Cabreros
Born in 1910 among newspaper sellers around the old Teatro Artigas (Andes y Colonia). José 'Pepino' Ministeri, who joined soon after, codified the classic murga drum kit (bombo, platillos, redoblante) in 1918 and the frac-tailcoat costume.
Most decorated murga in Uruguay with 16 first prizes; first murga to cross the Río de la Plata to perform in Buenos Aires.
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Other murgas
Renewing-generation murga founded in April 2001 by Yamandú and Tabaré Cardozo with Carlos Tanco out of the older 'Eterna Madrugada'. Champion of the Concurso Oficial in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2020; the most internationally toured Uruguayan murga.
Founded 10 June 1980 by Raúl Castro, Piruja Brocos and Carlos Viana from artists nucleated in the resistance to the military dictatorship. Pioneered the politically engaged, lyrically dense modern murga; led by Raúl Castro for decades.
Second-oldest murga in Uruguay; born among workers near a tannery (curtiembre) where stacked hides grew mushrooms (hongos). hence the name, chosen by Juan Pastorino. Reintroduced wind instruments alongside bombo, platillo and redoblante in the 1950s.
Founded in 1939 on Dionisio Coronel street in La Teja by a group of kids dressed in burlap costumes sewn by neighbour Doña Carlota, who called them 'diablos'. The green color comes from the Club Tellier football jersey.
Founded in 1928 at the Bar de Nieto on Yaguarón y Asunción in Aguada; named by Antonio 'Cachela' Casaravilla after the 25 October 1928 anarchist heist on the Cambio Messina. Debuted in the official contest 24 Feb 1929.
Historic La Unión-identified murga (8 de Octubre e Industria area, with roots at Bar Hércules and Café Pedrito). Peak era under Miguel Bódola and Fermín Correa in the 1960s; reborn in 2013 when ex-footballers Álvaro Recoba and Antonio Pacheco acquired the title and put it back on the contest stage.