Augusto Algueró
Augusto Algueró | |
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Born | Augusto Algueró Dasca 23 February 1934 Barcelona, Spain |
Died | 16 January 2011 Torremolinos (Málaga), Spain | (aged 76)
Other names | Gustavo Dasca |
Occupation(s) | Composer and music director |
Spouses |
Augusto Algueró Dasca (23 February 1934 – 16 January 2011) was a Spanish
arranger and music director.[1] He wrote more than 500 songs and about 200 musical scores for films and television.[2]
Career
Algueró was born in Barcelona, and studied both music and medicine.[1] Among his most famous songs are "Penélope", which was performed by Joan Manuel Serrat, as well as "Noelia" by Nino Bravo, "Tómbola" by Marisol and "La chica yé-yé" by Concha Velasco.[3]
He wrote the
Amanece" sung by Jaime Morey
.
He was also the musical director of the
Victor Heredia, representing Argentina, "Glória Glória Aleluia", sung by Tonicha, representing Portugal, "Oh señor", sung by Basilio, representing Panama and "Siempre habrá en la luna una sonrisa", sung by Fernando Casado, representing the Dominican Republic. He conducted at the interval act an orchestral medley of two of his songs, "Penélope" and "Te Quiero, Te Quiero".[5]
Algueró died at his home in
heart attack.[3]
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Notes |
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1950 | Criminal Brigade | |
1952 | Persecution in Madrid | |
1952 | Forbidden Trade | |
1952 | The Pelegrín System | |
1953 | The Dance of the Heart | |
1954 | One Bullet Is Enough | |
1955 | Closed Exit | |
1955 | Three are Three | |
1956 | The Adventures of Gil Blas | |
1958 | The Nightingale in the Mountains | |
1958 | Red Cross Girls | |
1959 | Listen To My Song
|
|
1960 | An American in Toledo | |
1961 | An Angel Has Arrived | |
1962 | Tómbola | |
1962 | Canción de Juventud | |
1963 | Rocío from La Mancha | |
1965 | Television Stories | |
1966 | Road to Rocío | |
1967 | Historia de la frivolidad | |
1968 | Tuset Street | |
1974 | Cabaret Woman |
References
- ^ a b "Hispanically Speaking News". Archived from the original on 22 January 2011.
- ^ iMDB.com – Augusto Algueró entry
- ^ a b "Spanish Composer Augusto Alguero Dies". Latin American Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- EBU.
- ^ "Festival OTI de la Canción 1972". OTI Festival. OTI Festival 1972 (in Spanish). 25 November 1972. TVE / OTI.