Alberto Castillo (performer)
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Alberto Castillo (December 7, 1914 – July 23, 2002) (nickname: Riobal)[1] was a prominent Argentine tango singer and actor. He was born Alberto Salvador De Lucca in the Mataderos district of Buenos Aires, the son of Italian immigrants Salvatore De Luca and Lucia De Paola (from Teggiano, near Salerno). Castillo made his professional debut in the 1930s and began a successful recording career in 1941; his first hit was his cover of the Alfredo Pelala tune “Recuerdo”.
Castillo sang with the orchestras of Julio De Caro (1934), Augusto Berto (1935) and Mariano Rodas (1937) and Ricardo Tanturi (1939).
With his keen sense of rhythm and his tendency to go hoarse, Castillo made a name for himself as the main interpreter of the
Beginning in 1946, Castillo appeared in a number of Argentine films.
Castillo was also a
Among his later releases was a cover of his candombe hit “Siga el Baile”, recorded with Argentine band Los Auténticos Decadentes. Castillo was the mentor of many other tango artists, such as Silvia Gabriela.[3]
Castillo is buried in La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires.
Selected filmography
- The Tango Returns to Paris (1948)
References
- ^ "Alberto Castillo - Biography, history - Todotango.com". www.todotango.com. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ "Sobre la plazoleta Alberto Castillo".
- ^ República, El Diario de la. "Silvia Gabriela: cantame un tango más". El Diario de la República (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-10.
External links
- Alberto Castillo at IMDb
- Alberto Castillo at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)
- Alberto Castillo on Tango.info
- "Profile - Alberto Castillo". The Tango Times: Summer 2002.
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