Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014), was an Argentine Singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, and producer. He, as a solo artist, and with his band Soda Stereo, set the gold standard for Latin American Rock, Rock En Español, and Ibero-American Rock. Soda Stereo became one of the most successful Latin American rock bands of the 1980s and 1990s, selling out stadiums in their native Argentina and throughout Latin America and beyond.

According to the Spanish fanzine Indy Rock, "Gustavo Cerati is the most influential Rock en Español artist of the American continent, one of the most talented of the Argentinian musical scene." He was the recipient of many awards throughout his career including various Grammy's, MTV awards, as well as the MTV (Latin America) Legend Award with Soda Stereo, the first of its kind.