Mario Maisonnave
Mario Maisonnave (born Buenos Aires November 19, 1962) is an Argentinian/Costa Rican singer / songwriter / producer.[1] Maisonnave is best known as the founder and lead vocalist of rock en español band Modelo Para Armar[2]- but he started out in Distorsion, the first rock act to be signed by Sony Music Central America.[3] Over the course of his career Maisonnave topped the Central American charts six times.[4] His first record Todo en su lugar (Sony 1985) with Distorsion broke sales records for rock en español in Central America.[5] His album Mario Maisonnave / Modelo Para Armar (Sony 1989) stayed at number one for 4 weeks in Central America, achieving gold status.[6] The album included the single Abrime tu corazon which put Mario as the first Central American pop artist to enter MTV Latin.[7] Maisonnave currently lives in Southern California where he writes and produces for other artists as well as for his current project Bebeperro.
References
- ^ Mata, Luis Fernando (25 July 1986). "Argentino Graba En Costa Rica". La Nacion (in Spanish). p. 2C.
- ^ Parra, Ana Maria (22 October 2003). "Dos noches con Mario Maisonnave". La Nacion (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ Asch, Karen (19 September 1985). "Grupo rock "Distorsion" lanzo su primer disco". La Republica (in Spanish). Lo Mejor del Espectaculo. p. 35.
- ^ "Radio 103 hara homenaje a Modelo Para Armar". La Republica (in Spanish). Espectaculos. 14 July 1989. p. 41A.
- ^ "Mario Maisonnave se lanza como solista en un campo musical virgen en el pais". La Republica (in Spanish). 12 July 1986. p. 23.
- ^ Mata, Luis Fernando (17 November 1989). "Modelo para Armar se bana en acetato". La Nacion (in Spanish). Espectaculos.
- ^ Ashes, Sour. "Mario Maisonnave se despide de Costa Rica". 89decibeles (in Spanish). Principal- Noticias.
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