Roberto Calero
Birth nameRoberto Alfonso Calero Piedrahita
Also known as"El Payador de Vinces"
BornJanuary 28, 1943
DiedApril 4, 2021 (aged 78)
GenresBolero
Occupation(s)
  • Singer

Roberto Alfonso Calero Piedrahita (January 28, 1943[1] – April 4, 2021) was an Ecuadorian bolero singer.

Biography

He was born in 1943 in Vinces, Los Ríos Province. He started his musical career when he was still studying at school.[2][3] In 1965 he was first in the Interprovincial Festival of Amateur Singers held in Quevedo, representing the city of Vinces; this had him invited to sing in the program La Sorpresa Radia of radio Cristal de Guayaquil where he was accepted, winning the nickname of the "Payador de Vinces".[4] At first he recorded songs from the corridors but with the passage of time he dedicated himself to singing boleros.[5][6] Throughout his musical career he managed to record 50 45 RPM records, 16 LP records and 16 compact discs.[7] In addition to that, he toured countries such as the United States and Canada. Similarly, he had the opportunity to collaborate with singers of the bolero genre such as Alci Acosta, Rodolfo Aicardi, Tito Cortés and Pedrito Otiniano.[8]

Death

He died in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador, on April 4, 2021, at the age of 78, from kidney disease.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Roberto Calero discography - RYM/Sonemic".
  2. ↑ "Cantante Roberto Calero falleció, músicos dieron sus condolencias – Diario EL NORTE" (in Spanish). April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ "¡Se fue el 'Bohemio y bacán' Roberto Calero a cantar al cielo!". www.extra.ec. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ Telégrafo, El (April 5, 2021). "La rockola está de luto: fallece a los 78 años Roberto Calero". El Telégrafo (in European Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Cantante Roberto Calero falleció, músicos dieron sus condolencias – Diario EL NORTE" (in Spanish). April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Falleció el artista y compositor ecuatoriano Roberto Calero". MachalaMovil (in Spanish). April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. ↑ Acosta, Viviana (April 5, 2021). "Falleció el cantante Roberto Calero Piedrahita a los 78 años". Teleamazonas (in Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Falleció el cantante Roberto Calero a los 78 años de edad". Diario Qué. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  9. ↑ "La voz de Roberto Alfonso Calero se apagó este 4 de abril del 2021". El Comercio. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Muere Roberto Calero, el popular cantante y compositor rockolero". Primicias (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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