Santino De La Tore
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Santonio Delatore | |
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| Born | Cesar Santino Delatore June 6, 1973 Lima, Peru |
| Other names | Santino SDLT |
| Occupation(s) | composer songwriter videographer vocalist |
| Known for | Composing movie and television soundtracks |
| Notable work | War of the Worlds Prison Break Homeland |
Santino Delatore(born Cesar Santino Delatore, June 6, 1973,Lima, Peru), also known aSantinoorSDLT,is a Peruvian musician, composer, songwriter, videographer and vocalist. He is best known for his music career[1]inSouth Americaand his music placements in majorHollywoodfilms andTV series,includingSteven Spielberg'sThe War of the Worlds,and the TV seriesPrison Break,The ShieldandHomeland.
Early life
[edit]Santino Delatore was born Cesar Santino Delatore on June 6, 1973, inLima,Peru.The youngest of five siblings, Santino was raised in a musical family. When he was a child, Santino joined his localLima Cricket & Football Club.At 14, he was invited to play soccer professionally inSeattle,which he declinedto pursue music. At 18, Santino traveled to theNetherlandsin search of record labels for his first band,Sentencia.At age 19, he joined the rock bandFrágil.
Music
[edit]1987-1991: Sentencia debut
[edit]Santino's music career lifted off in the late eighties, with his debut appearance in theheavy metalband Sentencia.[2]Santino recorded one album with the band before departing in 1991.
1992-1997: Frágil and rise to fame
[edit]In 1992, Santino joinedFrágil,South Americanprogressive rockband. He remained the band's lead vocalist[3]until 1997, when he decided to quit in order to "keep growing artistically". During theFrágilperiod, Santino toured both South America and the United States, appearing as a featured guest onUnivisionandTelemundo.He also now age 51 runs a music/singing/acting school called The Creative Factory.
2002 – Present: Solo career and Hollywood placements
[edit]In 2002, the music industry vetera,nMiles Copelandspotted Santino performing at a club in Los Angeles, and invited him to his castle inFranceto discuss his career. Per his suggestions, Santino launched his solo career. Santino's first solo album was released in 2005. Followed albums[4][5]and solo projects,[6]Santino became noted for his ability to infuse genres such asrock,rumba,reggae,trip hop,Latin,andjazz.Santino's music first caught the attention ofHollywoodproducers in 2005.Infiernowas his debut placement, featured in Steven Spielberg'sWar of the Worldsin 2005.
Music awards
[edit]Santino has received the Billboard Songwriting Award (2007) and the Icarus Prize (2009) for his contribution to Peruvian culture.[7]
Additional Projects
[edit]Santino went on to work as a producer and stage manager for Latin TV shows such asTrato Hecho,[8]12 Corazones,andEl Tribunal Del Pueblo.[9]He has directed over 100 music videos, establishing his own production company,SDLT Films.
Discography
[edit]| Release Year | Album | Band/Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hierro | Sentencia |
| 1995 | Alunado | Frágil |
| 2006 | Indiocumentado | Santino |
| 2009 | Llévame Contigo | Santino |
| Example | Latinocumentado | Example |
| 2017 | Sliding Roads | SDLT |
Music Placements
[edit]| Film | Production |
|---|---|
| War of the Worlds | Paramount Pictures |
| Employee of the Month | Lionsgate |
| Win It All | Netflix |
| Gravy | Siren Digital - Hollywood |
| TV Series | Episode | Production |
|---|---|---|
| The Shield | Season 4 Episode 11 | FOX |
| Prison Break | Season 3 Episode 3 | FOX |
| America's Ballroom Challenge | Episode 101 | PBS |
| Miami Medical | Episode 12 | CBS |
| Chaos | Episode 104 | CBS |
| Kidnapped | Season 1 Episode 12 | NBC |
| The Glades | Episode 406 | A&E Network |
| Alphas | Season 1 Episode 6 | Syfy |
| Homeland | Episode 301 | Showtime |
| Ray Donovan | Episode 301 | Showtime |
| From Dusk Till Dawn | Episode 105 | El Rey Network |
| Gang Related | Pilot Episode | FOX |
| Marvel's Luke Cage | Episode 112 | Netflix |
TV Production
[edit]- Writer/Chief Writer/Associate Producer of El Tribunal del Pueblo (2000-2004)
- Writer/Chief Writer/Associate Producer of La Corte Familiar (2000-2004)
- Stage Manager/Assistant Director of Trato Hecho (2004-2006)
- Stage Manager of 12 Corazones (2006-2007)
- Producer of En La Zona - LATV Networks (2007 -2008)
- Producer of LATV en concierto - LATV Networks (2008-2009)
References
[edit]- ^"UCH condecora a cantante peruano Santino".Panamericana.pe. 2009-11-18.Retrieved8 June2017.
- ^"Lanzan clásico del heavy metal peruano: El Hierro de Sentencia en digipack".Peru21.2014-06-16.Retrieved7 June2017.
- ^Fragil, band."Del Mañana: official music video".Official Fragil YouTube channel.Retrieved2 June2017.
- ^"Santino regresó después del Infierno".La Republica. 2006-12-13.Retrieved8 June2017.
- ^"Concierto: Santino: Presentación de su último disco" Llévame Contigo ""(in Spanish). Agenda Cultural. Nov 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-07-29.Retrieved2022-03-07.
- ^Caretas."Indiocumentado".Caretas.Caretas Magazine.Retrieved7 June2017.
- ^"Santino obtuvo el premio 14th Billboard Song Contest".La Republica. 2007-04-29.Retrieved7 June2017.
- ^Trato hecho (TV Series 2003– ),retrieved2017-08-12
- ^El tribunal del pueblo (TV Series 2001– ),retrieved2017-08-12