In an effort to renovate the band once again, it adopted the name MANÁ with Fher Olvera as vocalist and brothers Juan Diego and Ulises on the bass and guitar respectively. They were joined by the talent of a young Cuban-Colombian drummer, Alex “The Animal” Gonzalez.
The name MANÁ, taken from a passage from the Bible, refers to the bread that fell from the heavens while in Polynesian it means “positive energy”.
In 1986, after signing with Polygram records, the group’s new era was embodied in a new recording simply titled “MANÁ”.
With a second wind and renewed energy, the band formed an important part of the musical movement known as “Rock in Your Language”, although things did not necessarily turn out so well due to the record company trying to change and adulterate the group’s musical essence as well as its image. This is a recurrent practice in the record industry, even today.
In spite of this, the band kept on performing in different alternative forums in those days when Warner Music showed interest in their work and music.