Fausto Miño (born 8 June 1980) is an Ecuadorian singer and actor, he won the
Quinde de Oro Award.
Biography
Fausto Miño was born in 1980 in
Ambato,
Tungurahua Province,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
, son of a Quiteño (a person from Quito) father and a manabita (Chone) mother. He began to compose and play music at the age of 15, thanks to a neighbor's influence, with whom he learned to play the guitar. With only three chords he was able to compose 22 songs. Thereafter he composed more songs, now holding a repertoire of 70 songs. He also participated in the movie "
Qué tan lejos", directed by
Tania Hermida
Tania Hermida (b. 1968) is an Ecuadorian movie director and screenwriter. She wrote and directed the internationally recognized and lauded films '' Qué tan lejos'' and '' In the Name of the Girl'' and has collaborated with other filmmakers, like ...
, in which he was a supporting actor playing an egotistical and superficial character. He received the "Quinde de Oro" which took place at Itchimbía on August 12–13. He also participated in the promotion of "Enseñame y Aprendere", theme of the campaign "Niño deesperanza" with UNICEF and Ecuavisa. Now he is taking part of the Gamavision TV show "Bailando por un sueño".
Guido Ditto is his cousin.
Alexandra Castillo calls him "El Churoncito"
Discography
''Serracosteño'' : His first album has 8 songs. The CD is named for his roots. In this first album, the cumbia and "son" rhythms prevail. He started to work in this album in 2003 with Diego Acosta. This CD includes singles like Mara Rocío named "Baila mi vida".
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070324035042/http://www.eluniverso.com/2007/03/13/0001/1066/DE1199A800FD4912B7062E9F79E8CDD3.aspx
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070323110126/http://www.siosi.com.ec/si061/musica.htm
Official site
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1980 births
Living people
People from Ambato, Ecuador
Ecuadorian pop singers