Marciano Cantero

Marciano Cantero (born August 25, 1960 in Mendoza) is an Argentine singer and musician. He is the lead singer and bassist of Los Enanitos Verdes, an Argentinean pop/rock band.[1]

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Marciano Cantero performing
Background information
Birth nameHoracio Eduardo Cantero Hernández
Born (1960-08-25) August 25, 1960
OriginMendoza, Argentina
GenresRock en español
InstrumentsVocals
Bass
Keyboards
Years active1979–present
LabelsUniversal Latino
Website

Biography

Cantero was nine when he first heard The Beatles, which he credits as one of his most important influences in his music. Cantero bought a bass guitar that was on special sale with his savings, and started to practice with the instrument, helped by his older brother.

After graduating high school, his father bought him a brand new bass guitar. He also started attending concerts in the underground circuit during the military government of Argentina.

In 1979, he joined Felipe Staiti and Daniel Piccolo to form Los Enanitos Verdes (lit. "Little Green Dwarves", but more accurately considered equivalent to the phrase "Little Green Men"); they struggled at first, but eventually became idols in Mendoza. They later moved to Buenos Aires, where they would also struggle performing in bars and clubs before recording their first album. After a label change, the Enanitos began their internationalization with CBS Argentina (CBS) and became famous around Latin America.

In 1990, Cantero started his solo career, recording Luna Nueva (1990) and Beat Club (1991).

Since then Marciano has recorded numerous albums with Enanitos Verdes as well as releasing a Greatest Hits compilation in 1995, a Live CD in 2005, and their newest album titled Pescado Original in 2006 which includes the hit Mariposas.

He currently lives in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.


Collaborations
  • 1995: composed the song "Siempre te amé", for Andrés de León.
  • 2001: Collaborated as a lead singer on the song "El último adiós", of Rostros Ocultos.
  • 2002: co-wrote with Coti Sorokin his song "Volando".
  • 2008: composed and sang together with Vanaz, on the song "Extraño sabor".
  • 2009: collaborated on the song  "Pasando galaxias", de Hugo Bistolfi.
  • 2010: participated on the song "Que cante la vida" in aid of the victims of an earthquake in Chile, together with Luis Fonsi, Alex Ubago, Juan Luis Guerra, Ricardo Montaner, Franco de Vita, Carlos Baute, Alejandra Guzmán among others.
  • 2010: participated on "Hipnotika" of A.B. Quintanilla III, DJ Kaneand Voltio.
  • 2010: sang "Adivinaré" with  Los Rancheros.
  • 2016: Collaborated as a lead singer and bassist on the song "Puentes De Papel" of Argentine musician Damián Gaume together with Joaquín Franco (Adicta).[2]
  • 2019: co-wrote with Bad Bunny and J Balvin the song "UN PESO" for the album Oasis.

References
  1. Bonacich, Drago. "Biography: Los Enanitos Verde". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  2. Revista Pólvora (2017-03-09). "Damián Gaume y sus "Puentes de Papel"". Pólvora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-05-23.
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