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- 1 2 3 Biography of Pilsen Retrieved December 8, 2015
- 1 2 Ronnie Biggs: "el ladrón del siglo", memorias de un viejo punk Retrieved December 8, 2015
- ↑ "Mi papá es un punk" (in Spanish). Página/12. May 4, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ↑ Pilsen Discography at Discogs Retrieved December 8, 2015
