Alberto Castillo was a prominent Argentine tango singer and actor. He was born Alberto Salvador De Luca in the Buenos Aires barrio of Mataderos as the son of Italian immigrants Salvatore De Luca and Lucia De Paola (from TEGGIANO near Salerno in the southern of Italy), made his professional debut in the 1930s and began a successful recording career in 1941. Soon afterwards he had a hit with his interpretation of the Alfredo Pelala tune “Recuerdo”.

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  • Alberto Castillo was a prominent Argentine tango singer and actor. He was born Alberto Salvador De Luca in the Buenos Aires barrio of Mataderos as the son of Italian immigrants Salvatore De Luca and Lucia De Paola (from TEGGIANO near Salerno in the southern of Italy), made his professional debut in the 1930s and began a successful recording career in 1941. Soon afterwards he had a hit with his interpretation of the Alfredo Pelala tune “Recuerdo”. With his keen sense of rhythm and his tendency to go hoarse, Castillo made a name for himself as the main interpreter of the black-oriented genres of candombe and milonga. One of his most successful recordings was "Cien Barrios Porteńos", to the point that presenters would announce him as "the singer of the 100 barrios". Beginning in 1946, Castillo appeared in a number of Argentine films. Castillo was also a physician by training. This fact famously convinced his fiancee's parents to let her marry Alberto (being "just a tango singer" would not have been enough), and was dramaticised in the Argentine movie "Luna de Avellaneda", when Castillo volunteers to deliver a baby at a carnival fair right after finishing his set. Among his later releases was a cover of his candombe hit “Siga el Baile”, recorded with Argentine band Los Auténticos Decadentes. Castillo is buried in the La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires.
  • Alberto Castillo ist ein Tangosänger und Schauspieler.
  • Alberto Castillo fue un prominente cantor de tango y actor argentino. Nació como Alberto Salvador De Lucca en el barrio porteño de Mataderos, hijo de inmigrantes italianos Salvador de Lucca y Lucia di Paola, hace su debut profesional en los años1930 y comienza una exitosa carrera en 1941. Una gran interpretación del tango de Alfredo Pelala “Recuerdo”. Con su innato sentido del ritmo y su tendencia a engolar la voz, Castillo se hace un nombre de principal intérprete de los géneros musicales afro-Uruguayo de candombe y de milonga. Uno de sus más existosos registros fue "Cien Barrios Porteńos", a tal punto que los presentadores lo anunciaban como el "Cantor de los cien barrios poroteños (sic)". Desde 1946, Castillo aparece en muchos filmes argentinos. Castillo también fue médico ginecólogo. Con ese título pudo convencer a la familia de su prometida para dejarlos casar (porque no iban a dejarla irse con "apenas un cantor de tango"). En la película argentina "Luna de Avellaneda", un Castillo ficticio es llamado de urgencia para ayudar en un parto durante una kermés en un club de barrio. En dicha película el tema de cierre es “Siga el Baile" versionado por Jaime Roos. Ya retirado, tuvo una breve incursión para grabar nuevamente su candombe “Siga el Baile”, con la banda argentina Los Auténticos Decadentes. Castillo está sepultado en el Cementerio de la Chacarita en Buenos Aires.
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  • Alberto Castillo was a prominent Argentine tango singer and actor. He was born Alberto Salvador De Luca in the Buenos Aires barrio of Mataderos as the son of Italian immigrants Salvatore De Luca and Lucia De Paola (from TEGGIANO near Salerno in the southern of Italy), made his professional debut in the 1930s and began a successful recording career in 1941. Soon afterwards he had a hit with his interpretation of the Alfredo Pelala tune “Recuerdo”.
  • Alberto Castillo ist ein Tangosänger und Schauspieler.
  • Alberto Castillo fue un prominente cantor de tango y actor argentino. Nació como Alberto Salvador De Lucca en el barrio porteño de Mataderos, hijo de inmigrantes italianos Salvador de Lucca y Lucia di Paola, hace su debut profesional en los años1930 y comienza una exitosa carrera en 1941. Una gran interpretación del tango de Alfredo Pelala “Recuerdo”.
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  • Alberto Castillo (performer)
  • Alberto Castillo
  • Alberto Castillo
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