Osvaldo Fattoruso

Osvaldo Fattoruso (12 May 1948 – 29 July 2012) was a Uruguayan musician.

He introduced rock in Latin America with his band Los Shakers, and created a fusion between jazz, rock and African rhythms.

Fattoruso died on July 29, 2012 at the age of 64 and is buried at the Cementerio del Norte, Montevideo.

He was the brother of Hugo Fattoruso and Sylvia Veronica Fattoruso.