Lucho Barrios
Luis Barrios Rojas , commonly known as Lucho Barrios (born April 22, 1935 in Callao , Peru , † May 5, 2010 in Lima ), was a Peruvian musician and singer.
Lucho Barrios became known in the 1960s for boleros such as “Miniña bonita” and was a crowd-pleaser in Peru and Chile. In 2002 he received the Chilean Order of Merit. In the press he was referred to as the "King of Bolero" and "King of the lacrimal gland".
Web links
- Claudius Prößer: "The king of the lacrimal gland is dead" , TAZ, May 5, 2010
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| SURNAME | Barrios, Lucho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barrios Rojas, Luis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian musician and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Callao , Peru |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 2010 |
| Place of death | Lima , Peru |