ma ▁Pr at ▁Term ens ▁( the ▁green ▁pa wn ), ▁and ▁David ▁Mu ñ oz ▁For c ada ▁( the ▁rolling ▁die , ▁which ▁is ▁singular ▁for ▁dice ). ▁After ▁several ▁line - up ▁changes , ▁the ▁group ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁with ▁various ▁members ▁continu ing ▁successful ▁care ers ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁entertain ment . ▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁game , ▁Par che esi ▁( trans l ated ▁as ▁P arch ís ▁in ▁Spanish ), ▁where ▁each ▁player ▁represents ▁a ▁different ▁colored ▁pa wn ▁( red , ▁yellow , ▁blue , ▁and ▁green ). ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁each ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁dressed ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁four ▁colors ▁with ▁the ▁fifth ▁member ▁representing ▁the ▁dice . ▁ ▁History ▁P arch ís ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁after ▁execut ives ▁from ▁the ▁Bel ter ▁Records ▁company ▁placed ▁a ▁newspaper ▁ad ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁asking ▁children ▁to ▁attend ▁aud itions ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁musical ▁group . ▁At ▁first , ▁Bel ter ▁Records ▁intended ▁to ▁employ ▁the ▁group ▁members ▁during ▁sum mers ▁only ; ▁the ▁company ' s ▁execut ives ▁figured ▁out ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁P arch ís ▁albums ▁and ▁concert s ▁to ▁sell . ▁ ▁P arch ís ▁was ▁neither ▁a ▁boy ▁or ▁girl ▁band . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁band ▁expanded ▁to ▁have ▁six ▁members ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁Gem ma ▁Pr att