Rodrigo "Pera" Cuadra Burgoa is a Chilean musician, TV presenter and movie critic. From 2011 works as a panelist in the television showSin vergüenza, from the Chilevisiónopen channel, where he comments on paranormal and strange topics.
Musical career
He is the founder, lead singer and bassist of the death metal and progressive metal bandDorso. As a musician he is known by not using the bass just as an anchor instrument and part of the rhythm section, but expands its range in such a way that it takes center stage in songs like "Expelido del vientre" and "Alrededores del templo" from Bajo una luna Cámbrica, "Romance" from the same-titled album, and "Transformed in cocodrile" from Big Monster Aventura. In addition, he has participated in other musical projects:
SQUAD: Between 1987 and 1989 participated in SQUAD. He retired to devote himself to Dorso.
Insectivadora: Project already has a recorded disc, expected to launch soon.
Manifiesto: Gamal Eltit project. Currently on hold.
solo. According to Cuadra, is "a more progressive metalhead project is a little stopped, but will return soon".
Radio and television
Between 1995 and 1998 he was host of the Maldita SeaTV show, together with his friend Juan Andrés Salfate. The show was based on analyses and discussions on cult films, anime, video games and gore films. The show format included reviews and the hosts commenting on the films while watching them, and became a cult series. After the end of the Channel 2 Rock & Pop transmissions, Cuadra and Salfate went to La Red to make El rincón maldito, a show that maintained the same style as its predecessor. Later, in 2004, again migrated with the same scheme, to UCV Televisión, this time with the name Planeta Freak. They have even staged live events using the show's outline. Finally, in 2011, they went on the air again, this time on the Internet. From 2011 to 2013 he was the host of the Sin Vergüenza show in Chilevisión. Nowadays he hosts a segment every business day from 5 to 6 pm called RockShop in Radio Futuro.