Real name: José Ataídes Sarturi (Nenito)

He began his artistic career in 1979, competing in gaúcha nativist music festivals, in which he won several times. Partner of big names in Gaucho music such as Gaúcho da Fronteira, Osvaldir, Carlos Magrão, Luiz Carlos Borges, João de Almeida Neto, Miguel Marques, Beto Caetano and Wilson Paim. In his twenty-year career, he had around 500 songs recorded. In 1992, he released the book of poems “Nacos de Attachment”. In 1995, he released his first album, the LP “Rumos”, recorded with the group Os tropeiros.