 On 3 June 1987 Cavero, was honoured together with important Peruvian musicians like guitar player Óscar Avilés in Washington, D. C. by the Organization of American States.Arturo Cavero died from complications of sepsis in Hospital Edgardo Rebagliati, Lima, on 9 October 2009.Peruvian President Alan García declared a day of national mourning.