Caitro Soto

Who was Caitro Soto?

Pedro Carlos Soto de la Colina, popularly known as Caitro Soto, was an Afro-Peruvian musician and composer. He was known for his version of the Peruvian folk song, "Toro Mata" and as part of the Afro-Peruvian artist's collective Peru Negro. Peru Negro is one of the most important organizations dedicated to preserving Afro-Peruvian music, dance and culture. It is located in Lima, Peru.

Soto appeared in The Motorcycle Diaries as "Papá Carlito", a resident of the leper colony at San Pablo, Peru. There is a book about Caitro Soto written in Spanish entitled "De Cajón: Caitro Soto--el duende en la música Afroperuana" published by el Comercio in Lima, Peru, in 1995. There may also be a CD entitled "De Cajon" but it is also possible that this is a confusion of the book with a CD.