Mario Luis is a cumbia singer hailing from Argentina who served as lead singer
for Aclamado Amistad before striking out on his own.
Luis was born in San Genaro, Santa Fe, Argentina in 1965 and began his music
career in 1983 when he took up the role of singer in the cumbia band Aclamado
Amistad. He sang with the group for 23 years, racking up just short of 20 albums
in the process, before leaving in 2006 to pursue a solo career.
His first solo album was released that year in the form of 'Amistad o nada'. The
albums kept coming, with 'Solo' following a year later and 'Tú y yo...