Mario Maisonnave
Mario Maisonnave (born November 19, 1962, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian/Costa Rican singer / songwriter / producer.[1] Maisonnave is best known as the founder and lead vocalist of rock en español band Modelo Para Armar[2]- but he started out in Distorsion, the first rock act to be signed by Sony Music Central America.[3] Over the course of his career Maisonnave topped the Central American charts six times.[4] His first record Todo en su lugar (Sony 1985) with Distorsion broke sales records for rock en español in Central America.[5] His album Mario Maisonnave / Modelo Para Armar (Sony 1989) stayed at number one for 4 weeks in Central America, achieving gold status.[6] The album included the single Abrime tu corazon which put Mario as the first Central American pop artist to enter MTV Latin.[7] Maisonnave currently lives in Southern California where he writes and produces for other artists as well as for his current project Bebeperro.
References
[edit]- ↑ Mata, Luis Fernando (25 July 1986). "Argentino Graba En Costa Rica" [Argentinian Records In Costa Rica]. La Nacion (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica. p. 2C.
- ↑ Parra, Ana Maria (22 October 2003). "Dos noches con Mario Maisonnave" [Two nights with Mario Maisonnave]. La Nacion (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ Asch, Karen (19 September 1985). "Grupo rock 'Distorsion' lanzo su primer disco" [Rock group 'Distorsion' released their first album]. La República. Lo Mejor del Espectaculo [The Best of Show] (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica. p. 35.
- ↑ "Radio 103 hara homenaje a Modelo Para Armar" [Radio 103 will pay tribute to Modelo Para Armar]. La Republica (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica. 14 July 1989. p. 41A.
- ↑ "Mario Maisonnave se lanza como solista en un campo musical virgen en el pais" [Mario Maisonnave launches as a soloist in a virgin musical field in the country]. La Republica (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica. 12 July 1986. p. 23.
- ↑ Mata, Luis Fernando (17 November 1989). "Modelo para Armar se bana en acetato" [Model for Assemble bathes in acetate]. La Nacion (in Spanish). San José, Costa Rica.
- ↑ Ashes, Sour. "Mario Maisonnave se despide de Costa Rica" [Mario Maisonnave bids farewell to Costa Rica]. 89decibeles (in Spanish). Principal- Noticias. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.