Marciano Cantero
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Marciano Cantero is an Argentine
singer and musician. He is the lead singer and bassist of Los Enanitos Verdes
, an Argentinean pop/rock band.
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 would buy 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
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
singer and musician. He is the lead singer and bassist of Los Enanitos Verdes
Los Enanitos Verdes
Enanitos Verdes is a successful rock trio from Argentina, formed in 1979 in the city of Mendoza...
, an Argentinean pop/rock band.
Cantero was nine when he first heard The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, which he credits as one of his most important influences in his music. Cantero bought a bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
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 would buy 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
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, 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
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
) and became famous around Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
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
Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
, Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.