Mario Vaquerizo Caro (
Madrid, 5 July 1974) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, journalist, writer, manager and occasional radio and television personality. He became famous with the Spanish reality show ''Alaska y Mario'' on
MTV Spain. The reality show depicted his life with his wife, the singer
Alaska, whom he married in
Las Vegas. He is also known for his appearances on different Spanish radio and TV shows such as ''
El Hormiguero'', ''El programa de Ana Rosa'', and ''yu: No te pierdas nada''. Vaquerizo was also the voice of
Frankenstein in the Spanish language version of the animated film ''
Hotel Transylvania''.
Professional career
Vaquerizo has worked as a media contributor to Spanish newspapers ''
El País
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'' and
''La Razón'', magazines such as ''Vanidad'', ''Primera Línea'', ''
Rolling Stone'', ''
In Touch'', and
Canal+, a
French
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premium cable channel. In 1999, he began collaborating with the advertising department at the record company ''Subterfuge''.
He also worked as press agent for Spanish musical groups ''
Fangoria
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'', ''
Dover
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'', singers
Merche and
Silvia Superstar, and actresses
Elsa Pataki and
Leonor Watling. In addition, under the stage name ''Nancy Anoréxica'', he is the lead singer of the Spanish pop group ''
Las Nancys Rubias'', which specializes in band covers. Other members of the group are his sister Marta Vaquerizo, Juan Pedro del Moral, Susie Pop, and Miguel. They have released five albums with
Warner Music Group, their most famous songs being "Peluquitas", "Me da igual", "Sálvame", "Corazón de hielo" and "Di que sí". In 2014, Vaquerizo published a book titled ''Fabiografía''; written in the first person, it is the biography of
Fabio McNamara, an important artist and figure in
La Movida Madrileña counterculture scene.
Filmography
Television
References
# ''Olvido (
Alaska) es mi alma gemela y encima está muy buena'
External links
Alaska y Mario el blog de Alaska y Mario Vaquerizo
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1974 births
Living people
Musicians from Madrid
Spanish music journalists