Los Acosta formed in the peculiar San Luis Potosí district of San Sebastián. Led by brothers Ricardo, Ernesto, Sergio, and Carlos, los Acosta started getting involved in the local scene in the late '80s, playing a mixture of pop, cumbia, mambo, bolero, and norteño. The group later becoming one of the most popular bands in the onda grupera field, an innovative style consisting of traditional Mexican music performed with electric instruments.