Fausto Miño
Born	in 1981 Ambato, Tungurahua Tungurahua Tungurahua, , rahua : "Throat of Fire" or from Panzaleo) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua... , Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
Occupation	composer Composer A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media... , singer and Actor Actor An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Genre(s) Music genre A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other types of music...	Latin Pop Latin pop Latin pop generally refers to pop music that has what may be perceived a Latin American influence...

Fausto Miño (born 1981) won the Quinde de Oro Award

Biography

Fausto Miño was born in 1981 in Ambato, Tungurahua

Tungurahua

Tungurahua, , rahua : "Throat of Fire" or from Panzaleo) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua...

, Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

, 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 "Que Tan Lejos", directed by Tania Hermida, 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 Niñoesperanza de 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, Baila mi vida.

External links

• http://www.eluniverso.com/2007/03/13/0001/1066/DE1199A800FD4912B7062E9F79E8CDD3.aspx
• http://www.siosi.com.ec/si061/musica.htm
• http://faustomino.com/