Enanitos Verdes

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Enanitos Verdes
Los Enanitos Verdes performing live in Rosario in 2012
Los Enanitos Verdes performing live in Rosario in 2012
Background information
OriginMendoza, Argentina
GenresRock
Years active
  • 1979–1989
  • 1992–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitelosenanitosverdes.net

Enanitos Verdes (literal English translation: "Little green dwarfs", roughly equivalent to the English phrase "Little green men") is an Argentine rock trio formed in 1979 at Mendoza.

History

The band started in 1979, with

Mendoza
and in Buenos Aires.

In 1984, the band added two new members: Sergio Embrioni (guitar and vocals) and Tito Dávila (keyboard). As a quintet, they published the disc Los Enanitos Verdes, with the hit "Aún sigo cantando" ("I'm still singing"). Embrioni left the band in 1985.

In 1986, they released their second album, entitled Contrarreloj (Counterclockwise), with the artistic production of Andrés Calamaro. The album included songs such as "Tus viejas cartas" ("Your old letters"), "Cada vez que digo adiós" ("Every time I say goodbye"), and "La muralla verde" ("The green wall"). Their third album Habitaciones extrañas (Strange Rooms) would arrive the following year. Produced again by Calamaro, it included "Te vi en un tren" ("I saw you in a train"), "Por el resto" ("For the rest") and "El extraño de pelo largo" ("The stranger with the long hair").

In 1988, they did an extensive tour, following in the footsteps of

Santiago, Chile (32,000). In that same year, they released their LP, Carrousel. The song "Guitarras blancas" (White guitars) became one of the main hits of the album. A year later, the group broke up, with Marciano Cantero
starting his solo career. In 1992, the group got back together, recording the album Igual que ayer (Same as Yesterday).

In 1994, they released the album “Big Bang” on the record label EMI Latin. The album became a huge international success and includes what is perhaps their biggest hit, “Lamento Boliviano”. The album also contains the rocker “Mejor No Hablemos de Amor” (Better Not Talk About Love) and the power ballad “Mi Primer Día Sin Ti” (My First Day Without You), all becoming fan favorites throughout their career.

In 1998, they released their album Tracción acústica, with the US record company

Grammies
in the category "Best Latin Rock Album".

They were part of the Watcha Tour 2000, which included seventeen shows along with Molotov, Aterciopelados, Café Tacuba and A.N.I.M.A.L.

In 2003, they went on tour with

Festival de Viña del Mar in Chile
. That same year, they recorded their album Amores Lejanos with the hit single "Amores Lejanos". In 2009, original member Daniel Piccolo (drummer) left the band. Jota Morelli from Fito Paez's band replaced him.

Former guitarist Sergio Embrioni committed suicide on February 17, 2011.[1]

The band continued after this tragedy, going on tour in 2018 with Spanish group Hombres G across the United States.[2]

On September 8, 2022, Marciano Cantero, the songwriter and frontman of Enanitos Verdes, died in the afternoon following a renal surgical procedure in a private hospital in his hometown of Mendoza, Argentina. He was 62.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Los Enanitos Verdes (The Little Green Men, 1984, vinyl and cassette tape only, for Mordisco label)
  • Contrareloj (Counterclockwise, 1986, their first album for Sony BMG)
  • Habitaciones Extrañas (Strange Rooms, 1987)
  • Carrousel (1988)
  • Había una Vez (Once Upon a Time, 1989, last album for Sony BMG Argentina)
  • Igual que Ayer (Just Like Yesterday, gold album, 1992, first album for EMI)
  • Big Bang (1994, platinum album)
  • Guerra Gaucha (Gaucho War, 1996)
  • Planetario (Planetarium, 1997)
  • Néctar
     (Nectar, 1999)
  • Solo para Fanáticos (Only for Fanatics, 2001)
  • Amores Lejanos (Distant Affairs, 2003)
  • Pescado Original (Original Fish - a pun on the
    Original Sin
    ), 2006)
  • Inéditos (2010)
  • Tic Tac (2013)

Live albums

  • Tracción Acústica (Acoustic Traction, 1998)
  • En vivo (2004)
  • Live At House of Blues, Sunset Strip (2011)
  • Huevos revueltos (with Hombres G) (2018)

Compilation albums

  • 20 Grandes Éxitos (20 greatest hits, 1995)
  • Recupera tus Clásicos (2010)

References

  1. ^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed February 2011
  2. ^ "Enanitos Verdes and Hombres G Announce U.S. Tour," Billboard, 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ Roiz, Jessica. "Los Enanitos Verdes' Frontman Marciano Cantero Dead at 62". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

External links

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