Biography
JOSE CANTORAL
Singer-songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer, Grammy nominee.
Born in Mexico City.
His song José Pérez León, popularized by Los Tigres del Norte, was awarded Song of the Year and nominated for Best Regional Mexican Song at the Latin Grammy Awards.
Among his recordings as a singer-songwriter stands out La Musa, Llévame, Quiéreme y verás, and Te seguiría buscando.
As a singer, he has performed duets with Los Baby's, Lucero, Lorenzo Méndez, and Rayito Colombiano.
Throughout his career, he has composed for film and television. “El Corrido de Miguel”, performed by Bronco, was co-authored with Mónica Vélez, and included in the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning Film “Coco”, produced by Disney Pixar. He has written music for soap operas such as Lazos de amor performed by Lucero, El precio de tu amor, La mexicana y el güero, Mi fortuna es amarte, Mi camino es amarte and Golpe de suerte.
He is also the composer and producer of the theme song for the reality show “El Retador”.
The anthems of the Mexico City and intelligence police are of his authorship.
He recently produced, “Regálame esta noche, at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, a symphonic tribute to maestro Roberto Cantoral, with the participation of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, Enrique Patrón de Rueda and singers Fernando de la Mora, Eugenia León and Javier Camarena, the latter awarded as Male Singer of the Year, International Opera Awards.
He is the producer and composer of the song "Por los buenos mexicanos", a production in which more than 80 artists participated, among them: Armando Manzanero, Alex Lora, Emmanuel, Mijares, Yuri, Reyli, Pedro Fernández, Ana Gabriel, Pandora, Lupita D'Alessio, Ramón Ayala, Los Tucanes de Tijuana, and Benny Ibarra among others. He also participated in the VI World Meeting of Families, organized by the Vatican, with the composition and arrangement of the hymn for the meeting.
He is the general director of the “Instituto Cantoral, A.C.”, an Institution dedicated to professional artistic initiation. Its objective is to bring children closer to the arts in a dynamic and intuitive way.
He currently produces, directs, and shares the stage with Itatí Cantoral, his sister, in the tour “Noche no te vayas”, a tribute that tells the stories of his father's creations, hits that have toured the world.