Salvador Cardenal

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Salvador de Jess Cardenal Barquero, Nicaraguan singer songwriter born in Mexico (Mxico DF, October 6, 1960 - Managua, March 8, 2010), was one of the most renown songwriters in Nicaragua and Central America, also a poet, painter and ecologist. Father of two children, Salvador Joaqun & Guillermo Nicolas.

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[edit] Early life

Salvador Cardenal was the second born of Leyla Mara Barquero and Salvador Cardenal Vargas, in a family of five children. He spent most of his childhood in Managua, Nicaragua, where he studied in the Colegio Centro Amrica. When he was 17 he started playing the guitar he got as a present during his years studying to be a Jesuit Novice in Panam. He left the convent for music and went back to Nicaragua during the Nicaraguan Revolution.

[edit] Artistic career

In 1980, Salvador formed the Duo Guardabarranco with his sister, Katia Cardenal. Their music expressed the love for nature, freedom and justice. They toured over 30 countries in folk and political festivals. They published ten LP's during their years together, which became very successful and influential in their homeland. In 1990 they won second place in the OTI festival of 1990, with their song "Dame tu Corazn". He also published two albums as a soloist, one which was live. Later in his career, he would tour Nicaragua with ecological concerts. During his lifetime Salvador Cardenal also dedicated much time to painting. He would mainly paint portraits of bodies, angels, butterflies and Jesus Christ, in vivid and distinct colours.

[edit] Final Years

Salvador Cardenal died March 8 of 2010 [1], in the military hospital "Alejandro Dvila Bolaos" after being constantly hospitalized suffering from a rare disease called Cryoglobulinemia.

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^ http://www.vianica.com/headline/441 Persondata Name Alternative names Short description Date of birth Place of birth Date of death Place of death Singer October 6, 1960 Mexico March 8, 2010 Managua, Nicaragua Cardenal, Salvador

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