La Guardia is a Spanish pop-rock band. They were especially famous in the late 80s and early 90s, although they are still active today (after a hiatus). They have sold more than 2 million records. The group was founded in Granada in 1983 by Manuel España (voice), Enrique Moreno "Conejo" (bass guitar) and Carlos Gilabert (keyboard), with the initial name of "La guardia del Cardenal Richelieu" ("Cardinal Richelieu's Guard"). They were only teenagers and they adopted this name because they used to rehearse in the afternoons after they watched Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds on TV. Under this name they released a first single with techno and mod sounds.