First years Eusebio "Chato" Grados was the second of the seven children of the marriage of the miner and musician Mateo Grados Tiza and the peasant and amateur singer Marina Robles Cabello. During his childhood he followed in his father's footsteps and worked in the mines of his native
Pasco, while beginning his artistic career entertaining workers during breaks and strikes. He learned the Huanca footwork under the tutelage of the
Huancaíno Rolando Navarro Vivas. He was also a footballer. His best known song was the "
El pío pío". From this success it was widely known. In 1998 he was the host of the
El Mañanero Andino and
Chatoneando programs on the
ATV network. In 2008 he published his autobiography
El rey del Pio Pio y los personajes que marcaron su vida. Due to complications of his illness, he died on May 16, 2020, at the age of sixty-six due to
cardiac arrest at the
Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen Hospital in Lima. == Awards and honours ==