Santino De La Tore

Santino de la Tore (aka Santino and SDLT) is a musician, composer, songwriter, videographer and vocalist from Peru. He is best known for his music career[1] in South America and his music placements in major Hollywood films and TV series, the most popular including Steven Spielberg's The War of the Worlds, and the TV series Prison Break, The Shield and Homeland.

Early life

Santino de la Tore was born Cesar Santino de la Tore on June 6, 1973 in Lima, Peru. The youngest of five siblings, Santino was raised in a musically-inclined family which supported his artistic pursuits and ambitions from an early age. During his adolescence, Santino pursued his talent in football by joining his local Lima Cricket & Football Club. At only 14 he was invited to play soccer professionally in Seattle, an offer he declined due to his more powerful passion for music. At 18, Santino traveled to the Netherlands in search of record labels for his first band Sentencia,[2] returning to Peru after a few months to enter and win various local music contests. At age 19, he joined Peru's renowned rock band, Frágil.

Music

1987-1990: Sentencia debut

Santino's music career lifted off in the early eighties with his debut appearance in Peru's first heavy metal band Sentencia.[3] Santino recorded one album with the band before departing in 1991.[4]

1992-1997: Frágil and rise to fame

In 1992 Santino joined Frágil, one of South America's most prominent progressive rock bands. He remained the band's lead vocalist[5] until 1997 when he decided to quit in order to "keep growing artistically". During the Frágil period, Santino toured both South America and the US, appearing as a featured guest in a multitude of top tier media and TV shows such as Univision, Telemundo, Panamericana and more. It is during this era that his career was at a peak and the overall popularity "was just overwhelming".

1997-2002: LA move and Likido

The sudden rise to fame that Santino had garnered during his career with Frágil brought him to a new life-plan: the pursuit of the American Dream. This endeavor led him to relocate from Peru to California in 1997. In 2000 he formed Likido, a rock band he led for three years. Likido opened shows for bands like Maná and Concrete Blonde.

2002 – Present: Solo career and Hollywood placements

In 2002 the music industry veteran Miles Copeland (The Police, Sting, IRS Records) spotted Santino performing at a club in Los Angeles and invited him to his castle in France to discuss his career. Per his suggestions, Santino launched his solo career. Santino's first solo album was released in 2005. Followed by an array of albums[6][7] and solo projects,[8] Santino became noted for his ability to infuse a variety of musical styles such as Rock, electronica, rumba, reggae, trip hop, Latin, and jazz. Santino's music first caught the attention of Hollywood producers in 2005. Infierno was his debut placement, featured in Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (2005). His music has since been featured in a wide range of films and TV series.

Music Awards

Santino has received the Billboard Songwriting Award(2007) and the Icarus Prize (2009) for his contribution to Peruvian culture.[9]

Additional Projects

While still residing in Peru, Santino studied Communications, TV and Script Writing. He went on to work as a producer and stage manager for Latin TV shows such as Trato Hecho,[10] 12 Corazones, and El Tribunal Del Pueblo.[11] In 2008 he crossed over to the American market and worked for various broadcast television networks such as En La Zona and LATV En Concierto. In 2010 Santino decided his main passion and talent was to be a director. He has since directed over 100 music videos, establishing thus his own production company SDLT Films. His clients predominantly include high-tech industries and toy companies. Santino is the Video Director & Music Composer of Evollve (the maker of Ozobot).

Personal life

Santino is married to Anouk Zisa. The couple has two children, son Matias (born April 25, 2008) and daughter Alexa Zoe (born December 30, 2013). Santino and his family reside in Los Angeles.

Discography
Release Year Album Band/Project
1990 Hierro Sentencia
1995 Alunado Frágil
2006 Indiocumentado Santino
2009 Llévame Contigo Santino
Example Latinocumentado Example
2017 Sliding Roads SDLT

Music Placements
Film Production
War of the Worlds Paramount Pictures
Employee of the Month Lionsgate
Win It All Netflix
Gravy Siren Digital - Hollywood
TV Series Episode Production
The Shield Season 4 Episode 11 FOX
Prison Break Season 3 Episode 3 FOX
America's Ballroom Challenge Episode 101 PBS
Miami Medical Episode 12 CBS
Chaos Episode 104 CBS
Kidnapped Season 1 Episode 12 NBC
The Glades Episode 406 A&E Network
Alphas Season 1 Episode 6 Syfy
Homeland Episode 301 Showtime
Ray Donovan Episode 301 Showtime
From Dusk Till Dawn Episode 105 El Rey Network
Gang Related Pilot Episode FOX
Marvel's Luke Cage Episode 112 Netflix

TV Production
  • Writer/Chief Writer/Associate Producer of El Tribunal del Pueblo (2000-2004)
  • Writer/Chief Writer/Associate Producer of La Corte Familiar (2000-2004)
  • Stage Manager/Assistant Director of Trato Hecho (2004-2006)
  • Stage Manager of 12 Corazones (2006-2007)
  • Producer of En La Zona - LATV Networks (2007 -2008)
  • Producer of LATV en concierto - LATV Networks (2008-2009)

References
  1. "UCH condecora a cantante peruano Santino". Panamericana.pe. 2009-11-18. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. "Sentencia - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  3. "Lanzan clásico del heavy metal peruano: El Hierro de Sentencia en digipack". Peru21. Peru21. 2014-06-16. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. "Sentencia - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  5. Fragil, band. "Del Mañana: official music video". Official Fragil YouTube channel. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. "Santino regresó después del Infierno". La Republica. 2006-12-13. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. "Concierto: Santino: Presentación de su último disco "Llévame Contigo" Leer más: http://agendacultural.demokracia.org/content/concierto-santino-presentacion-de-su-ultimo-disco-llevame-contigo#ixzz4jPBdngNN". Agenda Cultural. Nov 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2017. External link in |title= (help)
  8. Caretas. "Indiocumentado". Caretas. Caretas Magazine. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  9. "Santino obtuvo el premio 14th Billboard Song Contest". La Republica. 2007-04-29. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  10. Trato hecho (TV Series 2003– ), retrieved 2017-08-12
  11. El tribunal del pueblo (TV Series 2001– ), retrieved 2017-08-12
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