Dead Marciano Cantero: the massive farewell of the fans upon awakening

The death of Marciano Cantero shocked the whole country and its fans in Latin America, but the news especially affected Mendoza, where he was born, raised, he took his first musical steps and also where he lived these last years.

The wake started at 9 and was to take place until 17:00 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, located in Gutiérrez y España in the city of Mendoza, as announced by the Minister Nora Vicario. Then the body will be cremated.

Guitars, songs and memories

Fans of all ages came, many of them with guitars and everyone chatting, even without knowing each other, about the music of Enanitos Verdes. They also exchanged anecdotes, as many saw Marciano live, on stage or simply walking around the city.

The “mapping” of last night

On Thursday evening, once the death of the founder of Enanitos Verdes was confirmed, Culture decided to get organized a tribute in cartographic formatthat is the audiovisual technique that uses the heritage as a gigantic 3D projection screen.

In the building of the Center, images of Marciano Cantero were used in different moments of his life.

Hospitalization and complications

Horacio “Marciano” Cantero, the singer of Enanitos Verdes, died yesterday, Thursday, at the age of 62, in Mendoza, where he was admitted to the Cuyo Clinic. He had undergone emergency surgery last week and had a kidney and part of his spleen removed..

The news came around eight in the evening. According to early medical reports, she had severe complications with her only remaining kidney.

According to his brother Eduardo, “His health has deteriorated over the past ten days. He came back very tired from a 42 concert tour, 23 in Mexico and 19 in the US. They discovered kidney cancer and that is why they were operated on. he.”

In recent days there has been great concern among his fans and many messages of encouragement on social networks. Enanitos Verdes is not only one of the pioneering bands in the export of Argentine rock, but also has the most listened to song on Spotify: Bolivian lamentwith over 394 million listeners.

With the departure of Marciano Cantero not only another great character in the history of Argentine rock left, but also a symbol of an era, the 80s, in which his glasses and his way of singing and playing the bass they conquered an entire generation.

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