Viuda e Hijas de Roque Enroll was an all-female Argentinian rock band. The band was one of the most emblematic of the rock movement of the early 1980s known as música divertida, which they fronted alongside other bands such as Los Twist, Los Abuelos de la Nada, Soda Stereo and Virus. With a modern twist of catchy melodies and comical and superficial lyrics, this band formed at the end of 1983, and became popular with their first album, in 1984, which contained the hit "Bikini amarillo", a cover version of Brian Hyland's famous song, "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini".
The band was formed by Claudia Ruffinatti, Claudia Mabel Sinesi, María Gabriela Epumer and Mavi Díaz. In 1984 they released their debut album, with songs like "Potpourri (olla podrida)", "Te encargo mi modernidad" and "Bikini a lunares amarillo", which quickly became hits. The greatest recognition came with their second album, Ciudad Catrúnica, which contained songs such as "Lollipop" and "Plata, plata". The album went on to sell more than 200,000 copies and was released throughout Latin America. They toured the Atlantic coast extensively and became the group that performed the most shows during that season.
On 4 April 1986 they filled the Luna Park stadium, then travelled to New York and on their return recorded and released their third album Vale Cuatro, which, although it had a good release and was well received by the press, sales were not up to expectations. To make matters worse, the record company went bankrupt, which led to internal arguments and the dissolution of the group.
In 1990 they got together again for a concert at La Capilla, but by that time Mavi Díaz had already decided to go to Spain. In 1994 they played at Prix D'ami. Ten years after their appearance and in the middle of a period of re-releases of national groups by record companies, a compilation album of all their hits was released. In 1995 they played again at The Roxy on 14, 15 and 20 September, when they recorded their first live album with all their hits, which they called Telón de Crep. This was the last time they performed in public with María Gabriela Epumer. In 2004, at the request of the Epumer family, the Viudas got together to play in the tribute dedicated to María Gabriela that took place in El Dorrego in the city of Buenos Aires.
