Well-known internationally with the pseudonym ones like “Mister OTI”, “El Internacional” and “The Bullfighter”; Gustavo René Velásquez Vásconez “GUSTAVO VELÁSQUEZ”, who has been part of the most grateful and famous orchestras as “ORLANDO Y SU COMBO”, “LOS HISPANOS DE COLOMBIA”, and, “DON MEDARDO Y SUS PLAYER´S”, he gives to the world his last musical production titled “LA VOZ AMANTE” where stand out successes like “Jesucristo”, “Dime Amor”, “El Triste”, “Jamás”, among other songs.

“LA VOZ AMANTE”, recorded in Tito´s Studio, reflective the work on the almost 40 year experience and show of high level.

Since his beginnings he was acclaimed by his great voice and scenic domain that, immediately, it would take it to carry out tours toward the most important and grateful show centers in America and Europe, such and as his excellent presentations in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Panama, Mexico, United States, Canada, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, etc. demonstrate it.

They are of his majestic interpretation, remembered and “classic” songs as: “El Aguajal”, “Amor Vuelve”, “El Solterito”, “Ladron de Amor”, among other, which are part of the extensive and fruitful recording of seventy five works (yes!… you read well!… “75”) that from 1965 until today are part of the staff of the Music in our Ecuador .

He has been winning and honored by the most important Public and Deprived institutions in the Country and in the Exterior; this way, we summarize the most important:

First place in the “First Festival of the National Song” organized by Nueva Emisora Central, 1961

First place in the “OTI Festival” Capítulo Ecuador, song “Este Canto mío solo Canta un Pueblo”, 1985

First place “The Voice and Song Festival in New York”, 1986

First place in the “OTI Festival” Capítulo Ecuador, song “Mi Amigo el Cóndor”, 1987

First place, shared with Venezuela in the “XVI OTI International Festival in Lisbon-Portugal, 1987

REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA, Sotillo´s Governorship of the Municipality, “Distinguished Visitor”, 1990

REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA, Ministry of National Defense, “Recognition to the Artistic Merit”, 1990

NATIONAL CONGRESS OF EQUATOR, “Medal and Diploma of Honor to the Cultural Merit”, 1992

NATIONAL POLICE OF THE EQUATOR, “Recognition to the Artistic Merit”, 1995

CASA DE LA CULTURA ECUATORIANA, “Medal and Diploma of Honor, 2002