Max Berrú
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Max Berrú (June 5, 1942[1] – May 1, 2018) was a 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.
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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- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-05-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "A los 74 años, muere Max Berrú de Inti Illimani | HumoNegro.com". www.humonegro.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2018.