Lucho Barrios
Luis Barrios Rojas, known as Lucho Barrios, and born on April 22, 1934, in
Callao, Peru, was a bolero singer. He studied opera at the Escuela Nacional de
Ópera de Lima and gained international recognition in 1957 after Edith Barr
introduced him to Radio Callao, where he recorded with Smith Records and met
Julio Jaramillo. Barrios' career took off in Guayaquil, Ecuador, where he
specialized in Peruvian waltzes and boleros. Returning to Peru in 1959, he
shifted his focus to boleros, achieving significant success across Latin America
with hits like "Marabú" (1957) and "Me engañas mu...
