A native of Munro, in the Greater Buenos Aires industrial belt, Miguel Peralta was one of the young rockers that grew out of the "Norte" hotel, the "Perla del Once" café and the "La Cueva" night club in Buenos Aires in the late 1960s. Abuelo did not play in "La Cueva" but was friendly with many who did. At some point, he and fellow poetry buff Pipo Lernoud were approached by Ben Molar, a recording executive of "Mandioca" (the only label in Argentina dedicated to record Spanish language rock). On the spur of the moment, Peralta claimed that he had a band called "Los Abuelos de la Nada" (the Grandparents of Nothingness) which was ready to enter the studio. The name was taken from a passage in a book by Leopoldo Marechal.