Alejandro Ros

Alejandro Ros (born 26 June 1964) is an Argentine graphic designer and occasional music video director. Known for designing the album covers for Argentine singers and musicians, including Luis Alberto Spinetta, Gustavo Cerati, Juana Molina, Babasónicos, Fito Páez and Miranda!, amongst others, as well as for Latin American artists like Julieta Venegas and Javiera Mena.

Alejandro Ros
Born	Alejandro Rosetti (1964-06-26) 26 June 1964 (age 61) San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires
Occupations	graphic designer video director
Years active	1985-present
Website	alejandroros.com.ar

His work has earned him nine Gardel Awards (Argentina's main music awards) and three Latin Grammy Awards, all for Best Recording Package, receiving the award for Mercedes Sosa's Cantora 1 (2009), Vicentico's Solo un Momento (2011) and Juana Molina's Wed 21 (2014). He currently holds the records for most wins and most nominations (seven) in the category.

Career

Born in San Miguel de Tucumán in Argentina, he showed interest in music from an early age, later moving to Buenos Aires to study Graphic Design at the University of Buenos Aires during his early twenties. He was one of the students from the first promotion of his career.^[1] During the nineties, Ros worked as an assistant at the studio of Sergio Perez Fernandez, Fito Páez's art director at the time. While working at the studio, he met Daniel Melero, producer for Soda Stéreo, who introduced him to various artists from the Argentine music scene for whom he would design album covers in later years.^[1] In 1998, he founded the music collective Agencia de Viajes alongside Pablo Schanton, for DJs, musicians, and assistant directors.^[2]

Some of his first prominent designs were his album covers for Soda Stéreo's last two studio albums: Dynamo (1992) and Sueño Stereo (1995).^[3] His design for Gustavo Cerati's Bocanada (1999) earned him his first Gardel Award for Best Cover Design. Ros would receive the award multiple times over the years, becoming the most awarded and nominated designer in the category.^[4] In 2002, he received the Konex Award for Graphic Design, for his work during the decade.^[5]

Since then, Ros has collaborated with various artists such as Bersuit Vergarabat's Hijos del Culo (2000) and Testosterona (2005); Juana Molina's Segundo (2000), Un día (2008) and Wed 21 (2013); Luis Alberto Spinetta's Un Mañana (2008) and his posthumous album Los Amigo (2015); Babasónicos' Jessico (2001), Infame (2003) and A Propósito (2011); Javiera Mena's debut Esquemas juveniles (2006), Mena (2010) and Otra Era (2014); and Miranda!'s Magistral (2011) and Souvenir (2021), among many others.^[6] At the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2009, Ros won his first Latin Grammy Award for Best Recording Package for Mercedes Sosa's double album Cantora 1 (2009). He won the award two more times, in 2011, for Vicentico's Solo un Momento (2011), tying with Spanish artist Javier Mariscal for the soundtrack album Chico & Rita, and in 2014 for Juana Molina's Wed 21 (2014).^[7][8][9] Ros has continuously been nominated in the category, namely in 2023, he received three nominations in the same year, for Miranda!'s Hotel Miranda!, Javiera Mena's Nocturna and Babasónicos' Trinchera.^[10]

Exhibitions

In 2017, he presented the exhibition Ros sin Receta as a part of 220 Cultura Contemporánea at the cultural venue Plaza de la Música in Córdoba, Argentina. The exhibition included his body of work as well as videos showcasing his collaborative work with Juana Molina for her album Halo.^[11] Also that year, he presented Perfumancia, an audio-olfactory installation that "privileges smell and hearing over sight, generating an experience that questions space and turns environmental participation into an introspective matter". The work was created by Ros and Pablo Schanton, and premiered at the Spanish art fair ARCOMadrid in Madrid.^[12]

From 21 November 2023 to 20 January 2024, a retrospective exhibition titled ROS was launched at the Museo de la Ciudad Altillo Beni in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, presenting both his album covers and his work for magazines.^[13]

Editorial work

From the early 90s until 2000, Ros designed covers for weekly supplements (Radar, Las/12, Soy and Página/30) for the Argentine newspaper Página 12.^[1] He has worked for various other magazines such as Revista Ramona, Revista Tokonoma, and Revista Big.^[2] Additionally, he designed the artwork for books by Nicola Costantino, Maitena, Cambre and Roberto Jacoby.^[5]

Artworks

Taken from Discogs and Alejandro Ros's website.^[14][15]

• Fin de Semana Salvaje – Los Brujos (1991)
• La Forma del Deseo – Daniel Melero (1991)
• Colores Santos – Gustavo Cerati & Daniel Melero (1992)
• Dynamo – Soda Stereo (1992)
• Amor Amarillo – Gustavo Cerati (1993)
• Sueño Stereo – Soda Stereo (1995)
• Rara – Juana Molina (1996)
• El Último Concierto – Soda Stereo (1997)
• Estrelicia – Luis Alberto Spinetta (1997)
• Enemigos Íntimos – Fito Páez & Joaquín Sabina (1998)
• Miami – Babasónicos (1999)
• Abre – Fito Páez (1999)
• Vital – Leo García (1999)
• Bocanada – Gustavo Cerati (1999)
• Leche – Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas (1999)
• Narigón del Siglo – Divididos (2000)
• Hola/Chau – Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (2000)
• Rey Sol – Fito Páez (2000)
• Hijos del Culo – Bersuit Vergarabat (2000)
• Segundo – Juana Molina (2000)
• Jessico – Babasónicos (2001)
• Silver Sorgo – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2001)
• Argentina Sorgo Films Presenta: Spinetta Obras – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2002)
• Tres Cosas – Juana Molina (2002)
• Bajofondo Tango Club – Bajofondo (2002)
• Vengo del Placard de Otro – Divididos (2002)
• De la Cabeza – Bersuit Vergarabat (2002)
• Sigue Tu Camino – Los Auténticos Decadentes (2003)
• Infame – Babasónicos (2003)
• Naturaleza Sangre – Fito Páez (2003)
• A○○B – Juana Molina & Alejandro Franov (2003)
• Sí – Julieta Venegas (2003)
• Para los Árboles – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2003)
• Mi Vida con Ellas – Fito Páez (2004)
• La Argentinidad al Palo – Bersuit Vergarabat (2004)
• Camalotus – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2004)
• Los Rayos – Vicentico (2004)
• Moda y Pueblo – Fito Páez (2005)
• En Vivo Sin Restricciones – Miranda! (2005)
• Testosterona – Bersuit Vergarabat (2005)
• Esquemas Juveniles – Javiera Mena (2006)
• Limón y Sal – Julieta Venegas (2006)
• El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción – Fito Páez (2006)
• Son – Juana Molina (2006)
• Pan – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2006)
• Rodolfo – Fito Páez (2007)
• Club Atlético Decadente – Los Auténticos Decadentes (2007)
• El Disco de Tu Corazón – Miranda! (2007)
• Basta – Las Pelotas (2007)
• Cosas Raras – Julieta Venegas (2007)
• Un Día – Juana Molina (2008)
• El Templo del Pop – Miranda! (2008)
• Un Mañana – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2008)
• MTV Unplugged – Julieta Venegas (2008)
• Miranda Es Imposible! – Miranda! (2009)
• No Sé Si Es Baires o Madrid – Fito Páez (2009)
• El Milagro Dance – Leo García (2009)
• 10 Años de Oro: En Vivo en el Luna Park – Damas Gratis (2009)
• Cantora – Mercedes Sosa (2009)
• Amapola del '66 – Divididos (2010)
• Otra Cosa – Julieta Venegas (2010)
• Mena – Javiera Mena (2010)
• Solo un Momento – Vicentico (2010)
• Confiá – Fito Páez (2010)
• Spinetta y las Bandas Eternas – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2010)
• A Propósito – Babasónicos (2011)
• Audio y Agua – Divididos (2011)
• Magistral – Miranda! (2011)
• Canciones para Aliens – Fito Páez (2011)
• Ahora – Pedro Aznar (2012)
• Yo Te Amo – Fito Páez (2013)
• Destinología – Tan Biónica (2013)
• Wed 21 – Juana Molina (2013)
• Otra Era – Javiera Mena (2014)
• Ángel – Mercedes Sosa (2014)
• Safari – Miranda! (2014)
• Último Acto – Vicentico (2014)
• Linyera – Daniel Melingo (2014)
• Cerati Infinito – Gustavo Cerati (2015)
• Los Amigo – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2015)
• Impuesto de Fe – Babasónicos (2016)
• Anda – Daniel Melingo (2016)
• La Ciudad Liberada – Fito Páez (2017)
• Fuerte – Miranda! (2017)
• Halo – Juana Molina (2017)
• Espejo – Javiera Mena (2018)
• Satélite Cerati – Gustavo Cerati (2018)
• Precoz – Miranda! (2019)
• ANRMAL – Juana Molina (2020)
• Ya No Mires Atrás – Luis Alberto Spinetta (2020)
• Utopía – Pedro Aznar & Ramiro Gallo (2020)
• Souvenir – Miranda! (2021)
• El Pozo Brillante – Vicentico (2021)
• La Dirección – Conociendo Rusia (2021)
• Oscuro Éxtasis – Wos (2021)
• Trinchera – Babasónicos (2022)
• Cabeza Negra – Julieta Laso (2022)
• Nocturna – Javiera Mena (2022)
• Hotel Miranda! – Miranda! (2023)

Videography

As director

• "Por Siete Vidas (Cacería)" – Fito Páez (1989) (co-directed with Sergio Pérez Fernández)
• "Pulsar" – Gustavo Cerati (1994) (co-directed with Gabriela Malerba)
• "Clap Beat" – Leo García (1999) (co-directed with Cecilia Amenábar)
• "Paraguaya" – Juana Molina (2017)
• "Entre las Dos" – Miranda! featuring Javiera Mena (2020)
• "Gente en la Calle" – Fito Páez & Lali (2021) (co-directed with Guido Adler)
• "Por Amar al Amor" – Miranda! (2021)

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Performing artist	Result	Ref.
Latin Grammy Awards	2009	Best Recording Package	Cantora 1	Mercedes Sosa	Won	[10]
	2011		Solo un Momento	Vicentico	Won
	2012		Canciones Para Aliens	Fito Páez	Nominated
	2014		Wed 21	Juana Molina	Won
	2023		Hotel Miranda!	Miranda!	Nominated
			Nocturna	Javiera Mena	Nominated
			Trinchera Avanzada	Babasonicos	Nominated
Premios Gardel		Best Cover Design	Bocanada	Gustavo Cerati	Won	[4]
	2001		Hijos del Culo	Bersuit Vergarabat	Nominated	[16]
			Narigón del Siglo	Divididos	Nominated
			Rey Sol	Fito Páez	Nominated
	2003		Bajofondo Tango Club	Bajofondo	Nominated	[17]
	2004		Para los Árboles	Luis Alberto Spinetta	Won	[18]
			Infame	Babasónicos	Nominated
	2005		Los Rayos	Vicentico	Won	[19]
			La Argentinidad al Palo	Bersuit Vergarabat	Nominated
			Mi Vida con Ellas	Fito Páez	Nominated
			Camalotus	Luis Alberto Spinetta	Nominated
	2006		Testosterona	Bersuit Vergarabat	Nominated	[20]
	2006		El Mundo Cabe en Una Canción	Fito Páez	Nominated	[21]
			Son	Juana Molina	Nominated
	2009		Un Mañana	Luis Alberto Spinetta	Won	[22]
			Un día	Juana Molina	Nominated
	2012		A Propósito	Babasónicos	Won	[23]
			Magistral	Miranda!	Nominated
	2016		Los Amigo	Luis Alberto Spinetta	Won
	2017		Impuesto de Fe	Babasónicos	Won	[24]
	2018		La Ciudad Liberada	Fito Páez	Nominated	[25]
			Fuerte	Miranda!	Nominated
	2019		Satélite Cerati	Gustavo Cerati	Nominated	[26]
	2020		Utopía	Pedro Aznar & Ramiro Gallo	Nominated	[27]
			Precoz	Miranda!	Nominated
	2022		La Dirección	Conociendo Rusia	Won	[28]
			Oscuro Éxtasis	Wos	Nominated
	2023		Cabeza Negra	Julieta Laso	Won	[29]
			Trinchera Avanzada	Babasónicos	Nominated

See also

• List of graphic designers