 Rey Valera was a lyricist of two of Canseco's songs.Canseco credited film producer and Vicor Music Corporation owner Vic del Rosario for his biggest break in the music industry.Canseco was elected President of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Inc. in 1973, and also elected a Councillor for the First District of Quezon City in 1988

He died on November 19, 2004, in Manila, Philippines due to cancer.