# Victor Manuel Benites | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/victor-manuel-benites
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/victor-manuel-benites/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 17:04 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/victor-manuel-benites
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/victor-manuel-benites/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/victor-manuel-benites/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Victor Manuel Benites
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `victor-manuel-benites`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 17:04 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-9b04c13ae3263b94
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 1
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 1416
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 2
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Ojos Bonitos
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Victor Manuel Benites was an Ecuadorian singer-songwriter born in Guayaquil in 1934. He developed his vocal style influenced by singers like Julio Jaramillo, working in the traditions of his native country. His career took shape in the early 1960s, and he found his most enduring success with the 1963 release "Ojos Bonitos." The ballad became a hit across Latin America, establishing him as a recognizable voice in the region's music....

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Ojos Bonitos — https://lyroverse.com/victor-manuel-benites/ojos-bonitos