Diego Gallardo

Diego Gallardo Molina (1992 – 9 January 2024) was an Ecuadorian singer-songwriter, musician, cultural manager and civil engineer, also known professionally as Aire del Golfo.

Early life Diego Gallardo Molina was born in 1992, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. At the age of 10 he began to develop his taste for music, being part of the school's Christmas choir, with which he toured in different shopping centers. He used to call his mix of styles his own genre called Tripipop, in addition to various genres such as reggae, blues, rock and acoustics. He began writing his first songs at the age of 15, inspired in personal romantic stories and those of his friends.

In 2021, Gallardo debuted at the Festival Otra Música in Teatro Sánchez Aguilar, along with singers Chloé Silva and Abbacook. That same year, he performed the musical theme Salinas, composed by Jaime del Hierro and produced by Pechiche Mena, a tribute to the coastal city of Salinas, to the rhythm of a slow reggae, with Pechiche Mena on guitar, Kevin Klein on bass, Julián Piterman on drums, Damián Carballal on percussion, Pablo Cherrez on trumpet and Fernando Cherrez on saxophone. She also stated that although her seven-year-old son was not his blood son, he loved him as if he were his own and he is the most affected because she said that first his first father left him and now his second father also left him.

Discography Albums and singles Dejar zumbar 1 Mujer Pitahaya Otro ocupa mi lugar Hoy tengo ganas de ti Canción de amor Sin Embargo Pirámide Dejar zumbar 2 Química ¡Ay, qué calor!

Collaborations Salinas, with Jaime del Hierro Lila sessions n.º 4: Aire del Golfo, with Santi Beats