Caitro Soto
Pedro Carlos Soto de la Colina (23 October 1934,
Afro-Peruvian musician and composer.[1]
He was known for his version of the Peruvian folk song, "
Peru Negro. Peru Negro, located in Lima, is one of the most important organizations dedicated to preserving Afro-Peruvian music, dance and culture. Soto appeared in The Motorcycle Diaries as "Papá Carlito", a resident of the leper colony at San Pablo, Peru. There is a book by Caitro Soto written in Spanish with an accompanying compact disc entitled De Cajón: Caitro Soto – el duende en la música Afroperuana, published by el Comercio in Lima, Peru, in 1995.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries | Papa Carlito | (Peru) |
References
- ISBN 978-0819568151.
- ^ "De cajón : el duende en la música afroperuana". Stanford University Libraries catalog. Stanford University.
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