Gustavo Santander

Gustavo Adolfo Santander Lora is a Colombian composer who has had great success at international level. He has composed over 200 songs for major artists like David Bisbal, Alejandro Fernández, Cristian Castro, Diego Torres, Ricardo Montaner, Sergio Dalma, Luis Fonsi, Rocío Dúrcal, Jerry Rivera and Carlos Santana, among others. He is also the brother of composer and producer Kike Santander. Biography He was born in Santiago de Cali, Colombia and he raised in La Flora, a typical upper-middle-class neighborhood of Cali. His father was doctor, poet and guitarist Flavio Santander and his mother is Judith. His brother is composer and producer Kike Santander. Gustavo Santander began his career as a composer in 2000. He was awarded three times by the American Society of Composers (ASCAP), at the Nokia Theatre Times Square in New York. In 2002 he was awarded for the song “Azul” (in Spanish: Blue), performed by Cristian Castro, in 2004 for the song “Entre el Delirio y la Locura” (Between Delirium and Madness), sung by Jennifer Peña, and in 2007 he received an award Regional Mexican category for the song “Se te olvidó” (you forgot), played by Pablo Montero´s Mexican artist. To this must be ad