Armando Manzanero

Also known as Armando Manzanero Canche

Mexican musician, composer pianist (1935–2020)

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Film & TV

Ticul, Mexico

Known for

Carlos Rivera: leyendas — Self (archive footage)2022
Making Malinche: A Documentary by Nacho Cano — Self2021
Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso2016
Músicos de Latinoamérica — Self2011
Rocío Dúrcal en Veracruz — Self2004
Las Lunas del Auditorio — Self2002
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco — Self1997
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco — Armando Manzanero1997
Candido at day, Perez at night — Armando Mérida1992
Candido Perez, Specialist in Women — Armando Mérida1991

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Key facts

Born: Armando Manzanero Canché , ( 1934-12-07 ) 7 December 1934, Ticul, Yucatán , Mexico
Died: 28 December 2020 (2020-12-28) (aged 86), Mexico City , Mexico
Genres: Boleros
Occupations: Composer pianist singer
Instruments: Piano voice
Years active: 1950–2020
Label: RCA Victor

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Armando
Gender: male
Citizenship: Mexico
Place of birth: Mérida
Place of death: Mexico City
Occupation: musician
Languages spoken: Spanish
Genre: bolero
Instrument: accordion
Record label: RCA Victor
Image: Bustos de Armando Manzanero (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Armando Manzanero
date of birth: 1935-12-07
start of work period: 1950-00-00
name in native language: Armando Manzanero
date of death: 2020-12-28
end of work period: 2020-00-00
birth name: Armando Manzanero
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: COVID-19

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Encyclopedic overview

Armando Manzanero Canché (7 December 1934 – 28 December 2020) was a Mexican musician, singer, composer, and music producer, widely considered the premier Mexican romantic composer of the postwar era and one of the most successful composers of Latin America. 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).

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Armando Manzanero” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.