Los Paraguayos was a Paraguayan musical ensemble originally established in 1953 as Trío Los Paraguayos by lead vocalist and guitarist Luis Alberto del Paraná, harpist Digno García, and singer Agustín Barboza. Following an official cultural mission to Europe supported by the Paraguayan government in 1953, the group signed a recording contract with Philips Records in Antwerp in 1954. In 1956, Paraná reorganized the group as Luis Alberto del Paraná y su Trío Los Paraguayos alongside his brother Reynaldo Meza, Rubito Medina, and harpist José de los Santos González. The ensemble achieved widespread international popularity, selling over 20 million albums for Philips with releases such as Ambassadors Of Romance (1958) and Songs And Dances Of Latin America (1961), while touring across 76 countries and performing at venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Madison Square Garden. Following Paraná's sudden death in London in 1974, Reynaldo Meza led the group under the name Reynaldo Meza y los Paraguayos until his death in July 2002.
