Composer
Armando manzanero`
Mexican musician, composer pianist (1935–2020)
1935–2020
6 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 2020
- Birthplace
- Ticul Municipality
- Place of death
- Mexico City
- Citizenship / historical state
- Mexico
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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).
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; singer; pianist; actor; record producer; singer-songwriter; musician; poet
- Genres
- music of Latin America; ballade; bolero
- Awards
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals; Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame; Lo Nuestro Excellence Award; International Latin Music Hall of Fame; Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame; Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award; ASCAP Latin Heritage Award; Latin Grammy Hall of Fame
- Birth name
- Armando Manzanero
- Languages used
- Spanish
- VIAF ID
- 26308587
- ISNI
- 0000000078222093
- GND ID
- 1057132314
- Library of Congress ID
- n95040429
- MusicBrainz ID
- 3d7f753f-b261-4efc-9785-25c14204c0b1
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Organ, Voice
- Genres represented
- pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yesterday I Heard The Rain | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Somos Novios - Spanish Version | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| It's Impossible (Somos Novios) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Soy Yo | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dormir Contigo | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Ese Momento | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 26308587. Portrait: Gobierno CDMX, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.