Nati Cano | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Natividad Cano |
Born | Ahuisculco, Jalisco, Mexico | June 23, 1933
Died | October 3, 2014 Fillmore, California, U.S. | (aged 81)
Genres | Mariachi |
Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, composer, arranger |
Instrument(s) | Mexican vihuela, violin |
Years active | 1950–2014 |
Formerly of | Mariachi los Camperos |
Natividad "Nati" Cano (June 23, 1933 – October 3, 2014) was a Mexican-born American mariachi musician and former, longtime leader of Mariachi los Camperos, a Grammy-winning mariachi band based in Los Angeles.[1] According to the Los Angeles Times, Mariachi los Camperos is "widely considered one of the top mariachi ensembles in the country".[1] In 1990, Cano was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.[2][3]