Canseco was commissioned by former Philippines First lady, Imelda Marcos, to compose the national tribute hymn, "Ako ay Pilipino".
[2] Canseco wrote the classic "Kapantay ay Langit", a theme from the award-winning Motion Picture sung by Amapola.
[4] It also had an English version titled "You're All I Love" that was sung by American singer Vic Dana that included some Tagalog lines.
Canseco's best-known composition, however, was "Child", the English-language version of Freddie Aguilar's signature song "Anák".
[1] On November 20, 2004, Canseco died due to cancer at the age of 70 in the National Kidney Institute, Quezon City, Philippines.