Max Berrú
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Max Berrú is a musician
and entrepreneur. He is one of the founders of Inti-Illimani
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Berrú was born in Ecuador
, and graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in Chile
where he met Jorge Coulon at the same university. After graduading, Max worked as an engineer for two years until he met his true passion in music. Max and Jorge began their musical career by playing Latin American music as a duet while studying at the Universidad Técnica del Estado in Santiago, Chile circa 1967, where they founded what became the first Inti Illimani ensemble. The name was inspired by the beautiful culture and folklore of South America which Max wanted to pay a tribute to, and that is how he came up with the name. Later on, they contacted other musicians to expand the musical possibilities and reach other horizons and musical expressions.
On July 30, 2002 Berrú received the prestigious Chilean ["Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral"] Award from the Chilean government
through Chilean president
Ricardo Lagos
for his valuable work to the arts and culture of Ecuador and Chile.
Berrú was the original lead singer of the Inti Illimani, and in some concerts still is. Currently, he owns a restaurant in Santiago, Chile
whose name is Mitad del Mundo, in reference to his Ecuadorian origins, since Ecuador is located on the Equator Line, right at Latitude 0-0'-0".
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and entrepreneur. He is one of the founders of Inti-Illimani
Inti-Illimani
Inti-Illimani is an instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile. The group was formed in 1967 by a group of university students and it acquired widespread popularity in Chile for their song Venceremos which became the anthem of the Popular Unity government of Salvador...
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Berrú was born in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, and graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
where he met Jorge Coulon at the same university. After graduading, Max worked as an engineer for two years until he met his true passion in music. Max and Jorge began their musical career by playing Latin American music as a duet while studying at the Universidad Técnica del Estado in Santiago, Chile circa 1967, where they founded what became the first Inti Illimani ensemble. The name was inspired by the beautiful culture and folklore of South America which Max wanted to pay a tribute to, and that is how he came up with the name. Later on, they contacted other musicians to expand the musical possibilities and reach other horizons and musical expressions.
On July 30, 2002 Berrú received the prestigious Chilean ["Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral"] Award from the Chilean government
Politics of Chile
The politics of Chile takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Chile is both head of state and head of government, and of a formal multi-party system that in practice behaves like a two-party one, due to binominalism. Executive power...
through Chilean president
President of Chile
The President of the Republic of Chile is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible of the government and state administration...
Ricardo Lagos
Ricardo Lagos
Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar is a lawyer, economist and social democrat politician, who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. He won the 1999-2000 presidential election by a narrow margin in a runoff over Independent Democrat Union candidate Joaquín Lavín...
for his valuable work to the arts and culture of Ecuador and Chile.
Berrú was the original lead singer of the Inti Illimani, and in some concerts still is. Currently, he owns a restaurant in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
whose name is Mitad del Mundo, in reference to his Ecuadorian origins, since Ecuador is located on the Equator Line, right at Latitude 0-0'-0".
Press
- http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20050412/pags/20050412203156.html
- http://www.lanacion.cl/prontus_noticias/site/artic/20050503/pags/20050503204512.html
- http://www.mentelocale.it/contenuti/comunicati/generic_html/SezioneScelta_var_comunicato/id_comunicati_varint_5599
- http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/659500911.html?dids=659500911:659500911&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+07%2C+2004&author=Achy+Obejas%2C+Special+to+the+Tribune&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Inti-Illimani+pares+politics+from+show&pqatl=google
- http://news.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22Max+Berr%C3%BA%22+source:%22-newswire%22+source:%22-wire%22+source:%22-presswire%22+source:%22-PR%22+source:%22-press%22+source:%22-release%22&scoring=a&sa=N&start=10