Nati Cano
Nati Cano | |
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Cano in 1990 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Natividad Cano |
| Born | June 23, 1933 Ahuisculco, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | October 3, 2014 (aged 81) Fillmore, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Mariachi |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader, composer, arranger |
| Instrument(s) | Mexican vihuela, violin |
| Years active | 1950–2014 |
| Formerly of | Mariachi los Camperos |
Natividad "Nati" Cano (June 23, 1933 – October 3, 2014) was a Mexican-born American mariachi musician and former, longtime leader of Mariachi los Camperos, a Grammy-winning mariachi band based in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Times, Mariachi los Camperos is "widely considered one of the top mariachi ensembles in the country". In 1990, Cano was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.