Eusebio Grados

Eusebio Grados, also known as Chato Grados (December 2, 1953 – May 16, 2020) was a Peruvian huayno singer.

Biography First years Eusebio "Chato" Grados was the second of the seven children of the marriage of the miner and musician Mateo Grados Tiza and the peasant and amateur singer Marina Robles Cabello. During his childhood he followed in his father's footsteps and worked in the mines of his native Pasco, while beginning his artistic career entertaining workers during breaks and strikes. He learned the Huanca footwork under the tutelage of the Huancaíno Rolando Navarro Vivas. He was also a footballer.

His best known song was the "El pío pío".

From this success it was widely known. In 1998 he was the host of the El Mañanero Andino and Chatoneando programs on the ATV network.

In 2008 he published his autobiography El rey del Pio Pio y los personajes que marcaron su vida. Due to complications of his illness, he died on May 16, 2020, at the age of sixty-six due to cardiac arrest at the Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen Hospital in Lima.

Awards and honours He received various recognitions for his artistic career, among which are the Living Cultural Heritage title granted in 2005 by the National Institute of Culture and the appointment in 2013 as a Meritorious Personality of Culture by the Ministry of Culture and a diploma in merit to his artistic career through the Congress of the Republic. In 2016 he was recognized as a Golden Citizen by the Superior Court of Justice of Lima, and the following year the Junín Regional Government named him Favorite Son and Ambassador of the Junín Brand.

He was also awarded the statuette The Hummingbird of the Folklorist Artists Workers' Union of Peru and the Lima Medal of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima received on November 28, 2010, for his ruby weddings.

His song "Pío Pío" has been recognized by Asociación de autores y compositores del Perú as a Musical Jewel and awarded with the Zafiro Musical Trophy.