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Marciano Cantero | |
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 Cantero performing | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Horacio Eduardo Cantero Hernández |
| Born | (1960-08-25)25 August 1960 Mendoza, Argentina |
| Died | 8 September 2022(2022-09-08) (aged 62) Mendoza, Argentina |
| Genres | Rock en español |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1979–2022 |
| Labels | Universal Latino |
Marciano Cantero (bornHoracio Eduardo Cantero Hernández, 25 August 1960 – 8 September 2022) was an Argentine musician. He was the lead singer and bassist ofEnanitos Verdes, an Argentine pop/rock band.[1]
Cantero was nine when he first heard the Beatles and The Beach Boys, which he credits as one of his most important influences in his music. Cantero bought abass guitar that was on 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 thecivil military dictatorship of Argentina.
In 1979, he joinedFelipe Staiti andDaniel Piccolo to form Enanitos Verdes[2] (lit. "Little Green Dwarves", but more accurately considered equivalent to the phrase "Little Green Men"); they struggled at first, but eventually became idols inMendoza. They later moved toBuenos Aires, where they also struggled performing in bars and clubs before recording their first album. After a label change, the Enanitos began their internationalization withCBS Argentina and became famous aroundLatin America.
In 1990, Cantero started his solo career, recordingLuna Nueva (1990) and Beat Club (1991). After that Marciano recorded numerous albums withEnanitos Verdes as well as releasing a Greatest Hits compilation in 1995, a Live CD in 2005, and their newest album titledPescado Original in 2006 which includes the hitMariposas.
He lived inHermosillo,Sonora, Mexico. In 2022, he returned to his birthplace, Mendoza, where he lived until his death.
On 5 September 2022, he was hospitalized due to kidney illness. A surgery was performed, one kidney and part of his spleen were removed.[3] He died three days later, on 8 September 2022, at the age of 62.[4]
