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Armando Manzanero (Armando Manzanero Canché) was born on 7 December, 1935 in Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico, is a Mexican singer-songwriter and composer (1935–2020). Discover Armando Manzanero's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

Popular As Armando Manzanero Canché
Occupation soundtrack,music_department,composer
Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 7 December 1935
Birthday 7 December
Birthplace Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico
Date of death 28 December, 2020
Died Place Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality Mexico

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His wife is Laura Elena Villa (m. 2014–2020)

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Children Juan Pablo Manzanero

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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1935

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.

Manzanero was born in Ticul, Yucatán on 7 December 1935.

His father was singer and composer Santiago Manzanero and his mother Juanita Canché Baqueiro played the jarana jarocha.

At the age of eight he was introduced to the world of music at the Escuela de Bellas Artes (School of Fine Arts), later furthering his musical studies in Mexico City.

1950

In 1950, at the age of fifteen, he composed his first melody titled Nunca en el Mundo (Never in the World), of which twenty-one versions in different languages have been recorded to date.

The following year he began his professional career as a pianist.

1957

In 1957 he was signed as musical director by the Mexican branch of CBS International and as Musical Promoter for EMI, becoming the next year the pianist of Latin American artists such as Pedro Vargas, Lucho Gatica and Raphael.

1959

In 1959, an executive of RCA Victor urged him to record his first album of love songs, which he named Mi Primera Grabación (My First Record).

1965

In 1965 he won first place at the Festival de la Canción (Song Festival) in Miami with the song Cuando Estoy Contigo (When I'm With You).

1970

In 1970, his song "Somos Novios" was reissued with new lyrics by Sid Wayne, composer for Elvis Presley.

The English version, "It's Impossible", was performed by Perry Como and was nominated for a Grammy.

1978

In 1978 he won first place at the Mallorca Festival in Spain, with the song Señor Amor (Mister Love).

1982

In 1982, the song Corazón Amigo (Heart Friend), was honored at the Yamaha Festival.

He also served as Vice President of the association from 1982 through 2011.

His work in defense of copyright laws has strengthened this organization and has given it international acclaim.

His work has been performed by singers such as Tito Rodriguez, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Shirley Bassey, Andrea Bocelli, Raquel Bitton, Tony Bennett, Laura Pausini, Alejandro Fernández, Perry Como, Luis Miguel, Franck Pourcel, Paul Mauriat, Ray Conniff, María Martha Serra Lima, Mina, Claudio Nicoletti, Raphael, Roberto Carlos, Christina Aguilera, Dionne Warwick, Manoella Torres, Marco Antonio Muñiz, Angelica Maria, José José, Tania Libertad, Lucero, Cristian Castro, and Il Divo, Carmen París, as well as with pianist Raúl di Blasio and others.

Manzanero composed more than four hundred songs, fifty of which achieved international fame.

He participated in numerous radio and television shows, recorded more than thirty albums, and composed the musical scores of several movies.

During the fifty years of his musical career, Manzanero gave performances all over Latin America, particularly in São Paulo (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina), El Metropolitan (Mexico), the Teresa Carreño Theater of Caracas (Venezuela), Madison Square Garden (New York), and many other cities in Europe and Asia.

His most famous songs include Voy a apagar la luz (I'm Going to Turn Off the Lights), Contigo Aprendí ( With you I Learned... ), Adoro (I Adore), No sé tú (I don't know if you...), Por Debajo de la Mesa (Underneath the Table) Esta Tarde Vi Llover (English version "Yesterday I Heard the Rain"), Somos Novios (English version "It's Impossible"), Felicidad (Happiness) and Nada Personal (Nothing Personal).

Some of his melodies have also been recorded by jazz artists, like Bill Evans, Abbey Lincoln, Tete Montoliu.

1993

In 1993 Billboard magazine gave him an award for his excellent musical career.

Manzanero was presented with the Excellence Award at the 1993 Lo Nuestro Awards.

2000

Manzanero was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2000, the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.

2010

He received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 as well as the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.

Manzanero was presented with the ASCAP Latin Heritage Award in 2010.

2011

In 2011, Manzanero became President of and one of the main directors of the Asociación Nacional de Autores y Compositores (Mexican National Association of Authors and Composers).

2014

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).

2020

On 17 December 2020, Manzanero was hospitalized in Mexico City after being diagnosed with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.

Manzanero died eleven days later from the virus, aged 85 on 28 December 2020, twenty one days after his birthday.

His body was cremated and his ashes were transferred to Mérida, in Yucatán where he was born and where there is a house museum in his honor.

He also earned the Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.