Max Berrú

Ecuadorian-chilean musician (1942-2018)

Max Berrú (June 5, 1942[1] – May 1, 2018) was an Ecuadorian-Chilean singer and musician. He was one of the two founders of Inti-Illimani and sang the band's famous song "Viva Chile!". He was born in Cariamanga, Loja Province.

Max Berrú in 2012

President Ricardo Lagos awarded him with the "Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral" in 2002. He owned a restaurant called Mitad del Mundo ("Middle of the World"), in reference to his Ecuadorian origins.

Berrú died in Santiago de Chile on May 1, 2018 of multiple myeloma at the age of 74.[2]

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  1. "El ecuatoriano que fundó Inti Illimani : Noticias Loja : La Hora Noticias de Ecuador, sus provincias y el mundo". Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. "A los 74 años, muere Max Berrú de Inti Illimani | HumoNegro.com". www.humonegro.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

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