Mario Pacheco (6 November 1950 – 26 November 2010) was a Spanish record producer, photographer and entrepreneur. Born in

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, in 1982 he founded ''Nuevos Medios'', a record label that introduced numerous guitarists, singers and other flamenco notables through his vision in furthering the genre worldwide. Besides this, he was also a professional photographer.Billboard.biz – Obituary
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and La Barbería del Sur, among others. In addition, he released assorted music created by

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. He also mixed compilations of his label artists in the series ''Los Jóvenes Flamencos''. At the time of his death from cancer in Madrid, Pacheco was the president of the Unión Fonográfica Independiente (UFI), the association of Spanish independent labels.

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