Chiquita y Chatarra is a garage-rock duo with punk and surf touches, with lyrics mostly in English, formed in 2006 in Gijón (Asturias) and whose members are Patricia Álvarez Alonso (bass and drums) and Amelia Díaz Duarte (vocals, drums and guitar).
Chiquita y Chatarra was formed when the initial plan to incorporate Patricia as a bass player into the Subbuteo duo with Amelia and another bandmate failed. The other original member of Subbuteo moved out and Patricia and Amelia decided to go ahead as a duo. Their first gig was opening for the Black Lips.
In February 2008 their first album, "Chiquita y Chatarra", recorded in March 2006 in the Perrotti Studios in Gijón saw the light of day. The album was self-released by the band on vinyl. Their next album came in June 2011 with the title "Animal de amor" on Discos Humeantes. The new songs were recorded over several months at Patricia's rehearsal room and home by Mike Mariconda, who was also in charge of production and mastering.
In February 2012 the band included a song in the compilation "Coloreando a Daniel Johnston", a tribute album to the American composer and artist Daniel Johnston in which they participated with a version of the song "Honey I sure miss you". Their third album, "Niagara fallers", was released on 12-inch vinyl in early November 2013 by Discos Humeantes. Their fourth LP was "Ojos de Miradas" and was self released together with Flexidiscos in 2018.
