Pedro Martín José María Suárez-Vértiz Alva was a Peruvian musician and singer-songwriter. He founded the popular rock band Arena Hash with his brother Patricio, Arturo Pomar Jr., and Christian Meier in 1987. A few years later, the band disbanded, and Suárez-Vértiz began his solo career. Pedro Suárez-Vertiz is widely considered a legend of Peruvian rock, and is recognized by Billboard as an "icon of Peruvian rock".