Sandro(1945-2010)

Sandro was born on August 19, 1945, as Roberto Sanchez. He began the secondary school and was expelled in the first year. In 1960 he formed of his first band of music called "Blue Trio" (Trío Azul). Later, when one of the members of the group gone, turned into the duo "The Caribs" (Los Caribes). Dissolved The Caribs in few time, Sandro began his soloist's career, and formed the group "The caniches of Oklahoma", integrated by H. Centurion, A. Quiroga, L. Vázquez and Sandro, who was the guitarist and the second voice. Later, the group transformed in "Them of Fire" (Los de fuego). In 1963, Los de fuego recorded a single "¿Llamas a esto amor?" (Called you love this?) and "Eres un demonio disfrazado" (You are a demon disguised). Later, the group recorded "Choza de azúcar" (Hut of Sugar) and "Dulce" (Sweet), and in 1964, Los de Fuego recorded the disc "Presentando a Sando" (Presenting Sandro). This album has songs like "Hay mucha agitación" (There is many agitation and "Las largas noches" (The long nights). Sandro has more than 30 published discs, among them, "Sandro and Those of Fire" (Sandro y Los de Fuego), "Alma y Fuego" (Soul and Fire), "Una muchacha y una guitarra" (A girl and a guitar), and the best of everything: "Sandro de America" (Sandro of America). From 2001 Sandro began to have physical problems (heart and lungs; he was a great smoker), and he was hospitalized. As consequence of a pulmonary double and the heart transplant, and after facing infectious derivative processes, Sandro died on January 4, 2010, stopping a great legacy for the romantic music.