Max Berrú
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Max Berrú is a musician and entrepreneur. He is one of the founders of Inti-Illimani.
Berrú was born in Ecuador, and graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in Chile where he met Jorge Coulon. Both began their musical career by playing Latin American music as a duet while studying at the Universidad Técnica del Estado in Santiago, Chile circa 1967, where they founded what became the first Inti Illimani ensemble. Later on, they contacted other musicians to expand the musical possibilities and reach other horizons and musical expressions.
On July 30, 2002 Berrú received the prestigious Chilean "Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral" Award from the Chilean government through chilean president Ricardo Lagos for his valuable work to the arts and culture of Ecuador and Chile.
Berrú was the original lead singer of the historical Inti Illimani, and in some concerts still is. Currently, he owns a restaurant in Santiago, Chile whose name is Mitad del Mundo, in reference to his ecuadorian origins, since Ecuador is located on the Equator Line, right at Latitud 0-0'-0".
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