Discografia Santa Sabina May 2026

Label: Independiente

By the early 2000s, Santa Sabina was fraying. Members pursued solo projects, and Rita Guerrero would soon focus on her career as a soprano in early music ensembles (she became renowned for her Monteverdi interpretations). Espiral was recorded in fragments, and it shows—but not negatively. It’s a looser, more experimental album, incorporating trip-hop beats and ambient textures.

The Sound: Gothic, percussive, theatrical. Key Tracks: Estando Aquí No Estoy, Sálvese Quien Pueda, La Célula Que Explota discografia santa sabina

If the debut was an introduction to the room, Babel is the fire burning inside it. Produced with more clarity (though still gritty), the album showcases Pablo Valero’s piano as a percussive weapon, not a melodic cushion.

"Estando Aquí No Estoy" (Being Here I Am Not) is a masterpiece of dissociation. The rhythm section (Poncho Figueroa & Rodrigo Guardiola) plays in odd meters, making the listener feel seasick, while Rita recites existential dread. Label: Independiente By the early 2000s, Santa Sabina

This album contains their most famous (and most covered) song: "La Célula Que Explota" (The Cell That Explodes). It is not a love song; it is a song about genetic surrender. The cello arrangements turn the final chorus into a funeral march.

Feature angle: This is the album that proved rock en español could be chamber music. It failed commercially, but cemented their cult status. Produced with more clarity (though still gritty), the

After Rita’s death, the band ceased activity for years. In 2019, remaining members (Poncho Figueroa, Juan Sebastián Lach, and new vocalist Leonora Posthumus) released:

Label: Opción Sónica (independent)

After being dropped by BMG, the band retreated, re-emerged, and released Símbolos on their own imprint. True to its name, the album is dense with archetypes: water, fire, mirrors, and clocks. Musically, it’s a return to electric experimentation, but with a cleaner, more polished production.

Label: Independiente

By the early 2000s, Santa Sabina was fraying. Members pursued solo projects, and Rita Guerrero would soon focus on her career as a soprano in early music ensembles (she became renowned for her Monteverdi interpretations). Espiral was recorded in fragments, and it shows—but not negatively. It’s a looser, more experimental album, incorporating trip-hop beats and ambient textures.

The Sound: Gothic, percussive, theatrical. Key Tracks: Estando Aquí No Estoy, Sálvese Quien Pueda, La Célula Que Explota

If the debut was an introduction to the room, Babel is the fire burning inside it. Produced with more clarity (though still gritty), the album showcases Pablo Valero’s piano as a percussive weapon, not a melodic cushion.

"Estando Aquí No Estoy" (Being Here I Am Not) is a masterpiece of dissociation. The rhythm section (Poncho Figueroa & Rodrigo Guardiola) plays in odd meters, making the listener feel seasick, while Rita recites existential dread.

This album contains their most famous (and most covered) song: "La Célula Que Explota" (The Cell That Explodes). It is not a love song; it is a song about genetic surrender. The cello arrangements turn the final chorus into a funeral march.

Feature angle: This is the album that proved rock en español could be chamber music. It failed commercially, but cemented their cult status.

After Rita’s death, the band ceased activity for years. In 2019, remaining members (Poncho Figueroa, Juan Sebastián Lach, and new vocalist Leonora Posthumus) released:

Label: Opción Sónica (independent)

After being dropped by BMG, the band retreated, re-emerged, and released Símbolos on their own imprint. True to its name, the album is dense with archetypes: water, fire, mirrors, and clocks. Musically, it’s a return to electric experimentation, but with a cleaner, more polished production.