Ratas del Vaticano is a punk rock band from Monterrey, Mexico, was formed somewhere around 2008 with Joaquín, Dave and Dani Ashura as their original lineup. They started rehearsing and recording some demos, which would later turn into their debut LP Mocosos Pateticos released by the Philadelphia based label, Siltbreeze. Just before their first LP release, Dani Ashura had to quit the band, Rafael replaced him on drums, by Dani's personal request.