Baron Rojo

Barón Rojo is a Spanish heavy metal and hard rock band, still active today, formed in 1980 by Armando de Castro (guitar), Carlos de Castro (vocals and guitar), José Luis Campuzano "Sherpa" (vocals and bass) and Hermes Calabria (drums). The band's name comes from the nickname of the German aviator Manfred von Richthofen, popularly known as the Red Baron.​ The group played a very important role in consolidating Spanish heavy metal alongside other bands of the genre such as Obús, Panzer and Ángeles del Infierno.​

From the release of its first album, Larga vida al rock and roll, in 1981 up to the present day, the band has recorded around twenty releases, including studio productions, live albums, compilations and video albums, in addition to performing concerts in several European and American countries, appearing at iconic venues such as the Marquee Club in London and taking part in major events such as the Reading Festival of 1982 in England, the Heavy Sound Festival in 1983 and 1984 in Belgium,​ the Valley's Rock Festival in 1990 in France,​ Viña Rock (in 12 editions, between 1998 and 2026), Leyendas del Rock (in 7 editions since 2006), Metalway 2006 and 2009,​ Rock in Rio 2010, the Headbangers Open Air 2011 in Germany,​ Rocktiembre 2016, the Golden Age Rock 2022 in Belgium or the Time to Rock 2026 in Sweden.

The band was included in the list of the "50 best Spanish rock bands" by Rolling Stone magazine.