Mario Pacheco is one of the most sought after musicians in the world of Fado. He has been playing since a very young age, having grown up with a famous musician father Antonio Pacheco. He plays and composes for most of the top Fado singers and is credited on many different LPs. The song A Vida is an original, performed here by Mario on Portuguese guitar, with the help of Diogo Clemente on guitar and Marino de Freitas on bass.