Marciano Cantero

Marciano Cantero (born Horacio Eduardo Cantero Hernández, 25 August 1960 – 8 September 2022) was an Argentine musician. He was the lead singer and bassist of Enanitos Verdes, an Argentine pop/rock band.

Biography

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 a bass 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 the civil military dictatorship of Argentina.

In 1979, he joined Felipe Staiti and Daniel Piccolo to form Enanitos Verdes He died three days later, on 8 September 2022, at the age of 62.

Collaborations

1995: composed the song "Siempre te amé", for Andrés de León. 2001: collaborated as a lead singer on the song "El último adiós", of Rostros Ocultos. 2002: co-wrote with Coti Sorokin his song "Volando". 2008: composed and sang together with Vanaz, on the song "Extraño sabor". 2009: collaborated on the song "Pasando galaxias", de Hugo Bistolfi. 2010: participated on the song "Que cante la vida" in aid of the victims of an earthquake in Chile, together with Luis Fonsi, Alex Ubago, Ricardo Montaner, Franco de Vita, among others. 2010: participated on "Hipnotika" of A.B. Quintanilla III, DJ Kaneand Voltio. 2010: sang "Adivinaré" with Los Rancheros. 2016: collaborated as a lead singer and bassist on the song "Puentes De Papel" of Argentine musician Damián Gaume together with Joaquín Franco (Adicta). 2019: co-wrote with Bad Bunny and J Balvin the song "UN PESO" for the album Oasis.