Jesús "Chuchito" Bernardo Sanoja Soteldo[1] (b. Caracas, Venezuela, 1946)[1] is a Venezuelan composer, arranger and producer.
At a later time double bassist Michael Berti and drummer Frank Rosales joined the group to form another ensemble called Bossa Nova 4, where Sanoja played the guitar.
Sanoja has created music for numerous national films, such as "País Portátil" (1979), "Mayami Nuestro"; "Muerte en el Paraíso" (1981); "Adiós Miami, "Los Muertos Sí Salen" (1976), as well as "Queridos compañeros" and "El Vividor" (1977); he has composed institutional music for the Museo de los Niños, the Universidad Simón Bolívar, the Hospital Ortopédico Infantil, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Venezuela and the Ballet Metropolitano of Caracas.
He has collaborated with renowned artists such as Simón Diaz, Cecilia Todd, Lilia Vera, Jeff Berlín, Eduardo Cabrera, Thomas Chapin, Alberto Naranjo, Aldemaro Romero and others.
This recognition was bestowed to him at the concert "Canción Necesaria por la Paz", which took place at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Armando Reverón, located at the Caracas Central Park.