Ignacio Cano Andrés, aka Nacho Cano, (b. Madrid, February 26, 1963) is a Spanish arranger, composer, musician and record producer. Both he and his brother showed an interest in music in their young lives. At 5, he began to play the Spanish guitar and at 12 he started his first band called “Prisma”, with Toti Arboles and Eduardo Benavente, both of whom would later make up the core of the sociocultural movement that took place in Spain after Franco’s death, known as the “Movida Madrileña”.After playing in several different bands in his early teens, Nacho formed “Mecano” with his brother Jose and his brother’s friend Ana Torroja. At 16, Nacho wrote “Hoy No Me Puede Levantar” (“I Can’t Get Up Today”). “Mecano” signed their first record deal with CBS, when Nacho was 17 years old. This first album smashed all sales records in Spain, selling 1,000,000 copies in three months.“Mecano” became the biggest Spanish pop-rock band of all time, with an estimated 25 million records sold. The European music press has described them as the most important non-English speaking band since ABBA. At this time, Nacho met the influential Hans Zimmer who would help him produce and arrange Mecano’s second album. Today, Nacho attributes Hans with teaching him the most important music lessons of his life. They remain friends and mentors to this day. It was during this journey also that Nacho met Penélope Cruz who would star in the music video for one of his most successful songs, “La Fuerza del Destino”. In 1992, seeking to escape the challenges that entail his success, he travelled to New York City with Penélope Cruz and wrote his first instrumental piece “Un Mundo Separa por el Mismo Dios” (“A World Split by the Same God”). They moved to London in 1994. Their relationship lasted through 1996, and they remain friends today.,With 4 conceptual records on the market in 2002 he composed the music to represent Madrid’s 2012 Olympic candidacy, also used for the 2016 candidacy.In 2004, Nacho composed the official wedding music for his Royal Highness Prince Philip of Spain. This work was commissioned by the Madrid City Hall, as a gift for this historical union.In April 2005, he debuted his first musical “Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar” (“I Can’t Get up Today”), again recalling the success of the earlier written song of the same name. This show would receive the highest earnings in the history of Spain, selling out day after day for over 5 years The musical was received with equal enthusiasm in Mexico. Following this show he launched ¨A¨, a new musical that premiered in Madrid and Barcelona with great successDuring the spring of 2010 in his Ibiza studio, Nacho composed the inauguration music for the European Athletics Championships, held in Barcelona. He composed this work alongside the aerial choreographer Hansell Cereza, Nacho currently lives in Miami, Florida and divides his time between his yoga studio and his music.
He has released several albums in his solo career since the disappearance of Mecano: Un mundo separado por el mismo Dios (1994), El lado femenino (1996), Amor, humor (1999), Nacho Cano (2001), Música para una boda (2004) and Fundamentales (2004).
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His group with José María Cano and Ana Torroja released 8 albums: Mecano (1982), ¿Dónde está el país de las hadas? (1983), Ya viene el sol (1984), En concierto (1985), Entre el cielo y el suelo (1986), Lo último de Mecano (1986), Descanso Dominical (1988), Aidalai (1991)and Ana Jose Nacho (1998).
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Created the Sabera Foundation in 1999. Sabera dedicates its resources to the creation of safe shelter, health care, nutrition-based and self-employment programs for the women and children in Calcutta, India.
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In 1982, he joined his brother, José María Cano, and singer Ana Torroja in an alternative project called Mecano, the most important Spanish group in the eighties. When Mecano broke up, he concentrated on his solo career.
writer: "Hoy no me puedo levantar" - as Ignacio Cano
BCN aixeca el teló
2010
TV Special writer: "La fuerza del destino"
Memòries de la tele
2007-2010
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
50 años de
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
¡Feliz 2010! Cuéntame
2009
TV Movie writer: "Un año más"
El disco del año 09
2009
TV Movie writer: "Barco a Venus"
Física o química
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
BCN aixeca el teló
2009
TV Movie writer: "Hoy no me puedo levantar"
Buscando a Penélope
2009
TV Movie documentary writer: "La fuerza del destino"
60/90
2008
TV Series writer - 1 episode
La tele de tu vida
2007
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Las 100 mejores canciones del Pop-Rock español de Rolling Stone
2006
TV Movie writer: "Hoy no me puedo levantar"
Los nº1 de 40 en concierto
2006
TV Movie writer: "Barco a Venus"
Vivimos siempre juntos
2006
Video writer: "Vivimos siempre juntos"
Mecanografía
2006
Video writer: "Hoy no me puedo levantar", "Perdido en mi habitación", "Maquillaje", "La fiesta nacional", "Barco a Venus", "Japón", "El amante de fuego", "La estación", "Busco algo barato", "Ya viene el sol", "Mosquito", "No pintamos nada", "Ay qué pesado", "Las curvas de esa chica", "La fuerza del destino", "Un año más", "Dalai Lama", "Laika", "Me río de Janeiro", "El mapa de tu corazón", "Me voy de casa", "El cine", "Por la cara", "El 7 de septiembre", "Dalai Lama Club Remix", "El fallo positi
Los 2 lados de la cama
2005
writer: "Ay, qué pesado"
Mecano - Grandes éxitos
2005
Video writer: "Hoy no me puedo levantar", "Perdido en mi habitación", "Japón", "La fuerza del destino", "El 7 de septiembre", "Dalai Lama", "Dalai Lama Club Remix", "El fallo positivo", "El club de los humildes"
El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo
2004
writer: "No controles"
Nuestra mejor canción
2004
TV Movie writer: "Hoy no me puedo levantar"
Mecano - Los vídeos
1992
Video writer: "La fuerza del destino", "Dalai Lama", "El 7 de septiembre", "1917", "El lago artificial", "Dalai Lama Live Version", "Dalai Lama Club Version"
Rockopop
1990
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Pero ¿esto qué es?
1989
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Ahí te quiero ver
1984
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Sal gorda
1984
writer: "Entra en mi cuerpo y sal de mi vida"
Estudio abierto
1983
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Aplauso
1982
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Esta noche
1981
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Director
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Calcuta
2001
TV Movie documentary
Calcuta: Vida en la estación de la muerte
1998
TV Movie documentary
Composer
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Year
Status
Character
Henry Waxman: The Fight for Clean Air
2013
Short
Love Story
2012/I
Short
Music Department
Title
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Status
Character
Vivimos siempre juntos
2006
Video musician
Mecano
1992
Video musician
Producer
Title
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Status
Character
El columpio
1993
Short associate producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
No controles
2010
the producers wish to thank
Los 2 lados de la cama
2005
thanks
El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo
2004
thanks
Self
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Year
Status
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Pacha, el arquitecto de la noche
2015
Documentary
Himself
Décadas
2010
TV Series
Himself (2010)
Continuarà...
2010
TV Series
Himself
Tvist
2010
TV Series
Himself
A escena
2010
TV Series
Himself
Toni Rovira y tú
2010
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Ànima
2010
TV Series
Himself
Divendres
2010
TV Series
Himself
El disco del año 09
2009
TV Movie
Himself
La noche en Paz
2009
TV Movie
Himself
Física o química
2009
TV Series
Himself
El programa de Ana Rosa
2009
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Aquí hay tomate
2007
TV Series
Himself
Corazón de...
2006-2007
TV Series
Himself
Caiga quien caiga
2005-2006
TV Series
Himself
D-Calle
2006
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Vivimos siempre juntos
2006
Video
Himself
Mecanografía
2006
Video
Himself (as Mecano)
Mecano - Grandes éxitos
2005
Video
Himself (as Mecano)
El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo
2004
Himself (uncredited)
7 días, 7 noches
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Música sí
1998-2002
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Sabor a tí
2002
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Operación triunfo
2001
TV Series
Himself - Guest
La noche con Fuentes y Cía
2001
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Lo + plus
1996-2001
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Premios Amigo 2001
2001
TV Movie
Himself - Presenter
2000 y una noche
2000
TV Movie
Himself
El séptimo de caballería
1999
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Gala FAO 1999
1999
TV Movie
Himself
Noche de fiesta
1999
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Corazón, corazón
1996-1999
TV Series
Himself
Premios Amigo 98
1998
TV Movie
Himself
Calcuta: Vida en la estación de la muerte
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Host
Periodistas
1998
TV Series
Himself
De nuevo Mecano
1998
TV Movie
Himself
Especial Nochevieja 1997: Seguimos siendo la primera
1997
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Homenaje a Miguel Ángel Blanco
1997
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Mira quien viene esta noche
1997
TV Series
Himself - Guest
I edición de los Premios de la Música
1997
TV Movie
Himself
Gala del Padre: Papá, no me des el día
1997
TV Movie
Himself
De domingo a domingo
1997
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Telemaratón
1995
TV Movie
Himself
Cita con la vida
1995
TV Series
Himself - Guest
La gala 95
1995
TV Movie
Himself
De tú a tú
1992
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Mecano
1992
Video
Himself (as Mecano)
Mecano - En directo
1992
Video
Himself (as Mecano)
Mecano - Los vídeos
1992
Video
Himself (as Mecano)
Pero ¿esto qué es?
1989-1990
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Especial Nochevieja 1988: ¡Hola, hola 89!
1989
TV Movie
Himself - Performer (as Mecano)
A tope
1988
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Sábado noche
1988
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Àngel Casas Show
1988
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
¡Qué noche la de aquel año!
1987
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
No passa res!
1987
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Tocata
1984-1987
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Venres show
1987
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Especial Nochevieja 1986: Viva 87
1986
TV Movie
Himself - Performer (as Mecano)
Ahí te quiero ver
1984-1986
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Entre amigos
1985
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Especial Nochevieja 1983: Viva 84
1983
TV Movie
Himself - Performer (as Mecano)
Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez
1983
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Musical express
1983
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Especial Nochevieja 1981
1982
TV Movie
Himself - Performer (as Mecano)
Cita amb...
1982
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Pista libre
1982
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Esta noche
1981
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
A polos 25
2010
TV Series
Himself
Buscando a Penélope
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Sputnik
2008
TV Series
Himself
60/90
2008
TV Series
Himself
1 quart de 3
2008
TV Series
Himself
El disco del año 07
2007
TV Movie
Himself (as Mecano)
Banda sonora
2007
TV Series
Himself
La tele de tu vida
2007
TV Series
Himself
La imagen de tu vida
2006
TV Series
Himself
Las 100 mejores canciones del Pop-Rock español de Rolling Stone