Pedro Suárez-Vértiz
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Pedro Suárez-Vértiz | |
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| Born | Pedro Martín José María Suárez-Vértiz Alva 13 February 1969 Lima, Peru |
| Died | 28 December 2023 (aged 54) Lima, Peru |
| Other names | Pedrito |
| Education | University of Lima |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Years active | 1983-2023 |
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| Spouse | Cynthia Martínez |
| Children | 3 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop Rock, Ska rock, Alternative rock, Folk rock, Latin rock, Experimental rock |
Pedro Suárez-Vértiz Alva (13 February 1969 – 28 December 2023) was a Peruvian singer-songwriter and guitarist.[1] He founded the popular rock band Arena Hash with his brother Patricio, Arturo Pomar and Christian Meier in 1987; a few years later, the band broke up and Suárez-Vértiz began his solo career.
Suárez-Vértiz was the winner of Orgullosamente Latino 2004 (Proudly Latin 2004) and winner of the Best Latin Soloist of the Year in Mexico.
Suárez-Vértiz was well known for his multitudinous concerts, his vocal rhythm, his extensive guitar collection, his abstinence from alcohol and tobacco, his philanthropy and his personality. In 2020, Billboard magazine named his hit song "Los Globos Del Cielo" as the number 14 song of the list of The 25 Timeless Masterpieces of Rock in Spanish.[2] His albums Póntelo en la lengua and Ponerme a volar are some of the best-selling albums in Perú.
Biography[edit]
Pedro Suárez-Vértiz was born in the Hospital Naval del Callao in the Callao district of Lima, because his mother and his maternal grandfather belonged to the Marina de Guerra del Perú for many years. His younger brother, Patricio Suárez-Vértiz, is also a musician. They spent their whole childhood and adolescence in San Isidro, in front of the Olivar park, which is his favorite park in the world.[3]
Suárez-Vértiz was passionate for the music since he was a little kid. At the age of one, Pedro settled the ornaments of his house down like a xylophone and smacked then with a wand to get melodies out of them. His father immediately bought him an old celesta Dulcitone, Pedro's first musical instrument. Just a few years later, his parents could buy him a piano.
Suárez-Vértiz knew he wanted to be a singer when saw for the first time the movie A Hard Day's Night, in which the famous English band The Beatles appears.
Suárez-Vértiz learned to play the piano and the guitar before he began school. At the age of 18, he attended the University of Lima, graduating with a degree in communications. In 1985 he formed his first band, "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 the band Arena Hash with his brother Patricio, Arturo Pomar and Christian Meier. A few years later the band broke up and Suárez-Vértiz began a solo career.
In 2007, he was diagnosed with dysarthria.
From 2011, Pedro had shown an obvious bad diction. He explained that it was consequence of a muscle nerve disorder that developed with the age, also he admitted suffering from chronic Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which made him look extremely distracted and tangled speech. This significantly affected his singing.
Death[edit]
Suárez-Vértiz died from a heart attack in Lima, on 28 December 2023, at the age of 54.[4] He is survived by his wife and 3 children.[5] Waldemar Cerrón, member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, submitted a motion to recognize the accomplishments of Suárez-Vértiz, with Cerrón noting that his music "contributes to maintaining cultural identity among Peruvian citizens living abroad."[6]
Discography[edit]
With Arena Hash[edit]
- Arena Hash (1988)
- Ah, Ah, Ah... (1990)
- Del Archivo de... Arena Hash (1995)
Solo career[edit]
- (No Existen) Técnicas para olvidar (1993)
- Póntelo en la lengua (1996)
- Degeneración Actual (1999)
- Anécdotas (2003)
- Play (2004)
- Talk Show (2006)
- Pedro Suárez-Vértiz (2007)
- Amazonas (2009)
- Amazonas Uncut (2010)
- Ponerme a Volar (2011)
References[edit]
- ^ "El rockero peruano que dejó de articular palabras". 14 August 2013.
- ^ Hispanic Heritage Month 2020: Listen to Rock En Español's Evolution in 25 Timeless Masterpieces
- ^ "Pedro Suarez Vertiz - Biografía de Pedro Suarez Vertiz".
- ^ Murió Pedro Suárez Vértiz: “Ya quiere descansar”, lo último que dijo Patricio sobre la salud de su hermano (in Spanish)
- ^ Pedro Suárez-Vértiz, Peruvian Rock Icon, Dead at 54
- ^ "Waldemar Cerrón presenta moción para que el Congreso reconozca póstumamente a Pedro Suárez Vértiz". Caretas (in Spanish). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- http://scolas.skyrock.com/article_942487856.html
- http://bonnetmedia.com/_wsn/page9.html
- Pedro Suárez-Vértiz at IMDb
- Pedro Suárez-Vértiz discography at Discogs
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- 1969 births
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- 21st-century Peruvian male singers
- 21st-century Peruvian singers
- Peruvian guitarists
- Male guitarists
- People from Callao
- Peruvian singer-songwriters
- Peruvian male singer-songwriters
- 20th-century Peruvian male singers
- 20th-century Peruvian singers
- 20th-century singer-songwriters
- 21st-century singer-songwriters