 Martínez was a regular, and Gabis played guitar with several bands, including Miguel Abuelo's "Los Abuelos".Gabis was not keen about joining a band and regularly as he was committed to college, but eventually was persuaded by Martínez, and Manal was born.The name "Manal" was based on the word "mano" ("hand"), which had acquired an additional meaning among young people in Buenos Aires, to refer to "things" or "the situation" (e.g.