Mario Vaquerizo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vaquerizo and the second or maternal family name is Caro.

Mario Vaquerizo
Background information
Birth name	Mario Vaquerizo Caro
Born	(1974-07-05) 5 July 1974 Madrid, Spain
Genres	Pop Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, journalist, writer and manager
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar

Mario Vaquerizo Caro (born 5 July 1974 in Madrid, Spain) is a journalist, writer, singer, actor, manager and collaborator of radio and television. He became famous in Spain with the Spanish reality show Alaska y Mario on MTV Spain. The reality show depicted his life with his wife, the singer Alaska, whom he married in Las Vegas. He is also known for his appearances on different Spanish radio and TV shows such as El Hormiguero, El programa de Ana Rosa, and Yu No Te Pierdas Nada. Mario Vaquerizo was also the voice of Frankenstein in the animated film Hotel Transylvania.

Professional career

Mario Vaquerizo has worked as a Spanish media contributor to Spanish newspapers El País and La Razón, magazines such Vanidad, Primera Línea, Rolling Stone, In Touch, and Canal+, a French premium cable channel. In 1999, he began collaborating with the advertising department at the record company Subterfuge.

He was also the press agent for various Spanish musical groups such as Fangoria, Dover, Merche and Silvia Superstar, as well as actresses Elsa Pataki and Leonor Watling. In addition, under the stage name Nancy Anoréxica, he is the lead singer of a Spanish pop group " Las Nancys Rubias" which specializes in band covers. Other members of the group are Susie Pop, Marta Vaquerizo, Juan Pedro and Miguel. They have released five albums with Warner Music, their most famous songs being Peluquitas, Me Da Igual, Salvame, Corazón de Hielo o Di que si. In 2014, Mario Vazquerizo published a book titled, Fabiografía; written in the first person, it is the biography of Fabio McNamara, an important figure in the La Movida Madrileña counterculture scene.

Filmography

Television

Year	Television Programme	Role	Notes
2005	XIX Goya Awards	Himself
	Música uno		Musical performance
	Corazón
2006	Carta blanca		Musical performance
	Aquí hay tomate
2007	Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood		Documental
	Arucitys		Musical performance
	Noche Hache
	El intermedio
	El orfanato llega a Hollywood		Documental
2008	Europasión
	Spanish version

References

1. Olvido es mi alma gemela y encima esta muy buena [1]

External links

• Alaska y Mario, el blog de Alaska y Mario Vaquerizo