Roberto Goyeneche
Roberto Goyeneche (January 29, 1926 in Saavedra, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires – August 27, 1994 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine tango singer who epitomized the archetype of 1950s Buenos Aires' bohemian life, and became a living legend in the local music scene. Despite being of Basque descent, he was known as El Polaco ("the Pole") due to his light hair and thinness, like young Polish people of the time. He is identified with the neighborhood of Saavedra, where he grew up.
Roberto Goyeneche
Radiolandia, Año XLVI, Número 2281, 7 de abril de 1972 · Public domain
- Name
- Roberto Goyeneche
- Born
- 29 January 1926
- Birthplace
- Saavedra, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Died
- 27 August 1994
- Place of death
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Occupation
- Singer, actor, guitarist
- Nationality
- Argentina.
- Fields
- tango.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Roberto Goyeneche (January 29, 1926 in Saavedra, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires – August 27, 1994 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine tango singer who epitomized the archetype of 1950s Buenos Aires' bohemian life, and became a living legend in the local music scene. Despite being of Basque descent, he was known as El Polaco ("the Pole") due to his light hair and thinness, like young Polish people of the time. He is identified with the neighborhood of Saavedra, where he grew up.
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• Name — Roberto Goyeneche • Born — 29 January 1926 • Birthplace — Saavedra, Buenos Aires, Argentina • Died — 27 August 1994 • Place of death — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Origin — Argentina • Alias — "El Polaco" • Occupation — Singer, actor, guitarist • Genre — Tango • Instrument — Voice
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Roberto Goyeneche was formed in the style of the tango of Carlos Gardel, later reached a more personal style characterised by his particular way of phrasing with rubato. In 1944, at the age of 18, he joined Raúl Kaplún's orchestra after winning a local contest and soon gave his live debut performance on Radio Belgrano. In 1952 Goyeneche teamed up with Horacio Salgán. In 1956, he became the singer in the orchestra of his dear friend Aníbal Troilo, with whom he recorded 26 songs. Later, Goyeneche became the first singer to record Ástor Piazzolla's classic Balada Para Un Loco, after starting his solo career in 1963. During the 1980s, Goyeneche appeared as special guest in the movies El exilio de Gardel and Sur, both directed by Fernando Solanas. At the time of his death on 27 August 1994 in Buenos Aires (Aged 68), he was considered the greatest tango singer active. As a tribute, an avenue in the neighborhood of Saavedra, in Buenos Aires, is named after him.
Astor Piazzolla con el cantante de tangos Roberto Goyeneche.
Revista Gente, año 1986.
Roberto Goyeneche
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Roberto Goyeneche died at Buenos Aires.
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- 1.Roberto Goyeneche: las historias detrás de los 7 tangos que inmortalizó.
- 2.EL DESARROLLO INTERPRETATIVO DEL CANTANTE ROBERTO GOYENECHE ENTRE 1950 Y 1980 - UNLP.
- 3.Recordando al querido Polaco Goyeneche - USAL.
- 4.Armando Cupo.
- 5.«“Balada para un loco”, todavía piantaos», artículo del 13 de noviembre de 1999 en el diario La Nación (Buenos Aires).
- 6.Garganta con arena: 25 años sin el Polaco.
- 7.Roberto “Polaco” Goyeneche, el último cantor de tangos que fue ídolo popular.
- 8.Cedom.gov.ar.
- 9.«El Polaco Goyeneche ya tiene su calle en Saavedra» , artículo del 20 de diciembre de 2004 en el diario Clarín (Buenos Aires).
- 10.Premio Konex 1985: Cantante Masculino de Tango.
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