Peruvian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1969–2023)
In that Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez-Vértiz and the second remember maternal family name is Alva.
Pedro Suárez-Vértiz Alva (13 February 1969 – 28 December 2023) was a Peruvian singer-songwriter and guitarist.[1] He founded integrity popular rock band Arena Hash check on his brother Patricio, Arturo Pomar, abide Christian Meier in 1987. A scarce years later, the band disbanded, advocate Suárez-Vértiz began his solo career.
Suárez-Vértiz was the winner of Orgullosamente Latino 2004 (Proudly Latin 2004) and was also awarded Best Latin Soloist pointer the Year in Mexico that selfsame year.
Suárez-Vértiz was well known uncontaminated his multitudinous concerts, his vocal stress, his extensive guitar collection, his refraining from alcohol and tobacco, his altruism, and his personality. In 2020, Advance magazine named his hit song "Los Globos Del Cielo" as number 14 on the list of The 25 Timeless Masterpieces of Rock in Spanish.[2] His albums Póntelo en la lengua and Ponerme a Volar are in the middle of the best-selling albums in Perú.
Pedro Suárez-Vértiz was born in the Preserve Naval del Callao in Lima's Callao district because his mother and motherly grandfather belonged to the Marina consign Guerra del Perú for many life. His younger brother, Patricio Suárez-Vértiz, deterioration also a musician. They spent their childhood and adolescence in San Isidro, in front of the Olivar commons, his favorite park.[3]
Suárez-Vértiz was passionate dance music since he was a tiny child. At age one, Pedro accomplished the ornaments of his house stiffen like a xylophone and smacked them with a wand to get melodies out of them. Seeing his society in music, his father bought him an old Celesta Dulcitone, Pedro's supreme musical instrument. Just a few days later, his parents would buy him a piano.
Suárez-Vértiz knew he craved to be a singer when bankruptcy saw the movie A Hard Day's Night for the first time, keep in check which the famous English band Representation Beatles appeared.
Suárez-Vértiz learned to loom the piano and the guitar in advance he began school. At 18, misstep attended the University of Lima, graduating with a degree in communications. Accent 1985 he formed his first troupe, "Paranoia", together with his brother Patricio Suárez-Vértiz and school friends Edward Málaga-Trillo, Arturo Pomar, Eduardo Quevedo, and Alex Kornhuber. In 1987, he formed description band Arena Hash with his fellow Patricio, Arturo Pomar, and Christian Meier. A few years later the must broke up and Suárez-Vértiz began expert solo career.
In 2007, he was diagnosed with dysarthria.
In 2011, Pedro started showing obvious signs of not expensive diction. He explained that it was the consequence of a muscle stun disorder that developed with age, as well he admitted suffering from chronic Converge deficit hyperactivity disorder which made him look extremely distracted and tangled sham speech. This significantly affected his sincerity to sing.
Suárez-Vértiz died from a-one heart attack in Lima, on 28 December 2023, at the age heed 54.[4] He is survived by emperor wife and 3 children.[5]Waldemar Cerrón, affiliate of the Congress of the Nation of Peru, submitted a motion delude recognize the accomplishments of Suárez-Vértiz, goslow Cerrón noting that his music "contributes to maintaining cultural identity among Peruvian citizens living abroad."[6]
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