Armando Manzanero

Armando Manzanero
Manzanero in 2016
Manzanero in 2016
Background information
Birth nameArmando Manzanero Canché
Born(1935-12-07)7 December 1935
Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico
Died28 December 2020(2020-12-28) (aged 85)
Mexico City, Mexico
GenresBoleros
Occupations
  • Composer
  • pianist
  • singer
Instruments
  • Piano
  • voice
Years active1950–2020
LabelsRCA Victor

Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1935 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican musician, singer, composer, actor and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America.[1] He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in the United States in 2014. He was the president of the Mexican Society of Authors and Composers (Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México).

  1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Armando Manzanero". El Mariachi. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006.