Carlos Rivero is an Argentine author and composer, musician and music teacher, born in San Juan. He developed an intensive professional career as a folk percussion performer. Specialized in Argentine folk music, he toured, played and recorded with many artists and groups, such as Manolo Juárez, , Jaime Torres, Leda Valladares, Jairo, Facundo Saravia, Los Andariegos, and , among many others. Rivero has composed Chamber Works for Percussion, being one of them Hunuc Huar (for flute, cello and percussion), the premiere of which took place at the Auditorium LRA Radio Nacional.