Carlos Acuña (November 4, 1915 – February 19, 1999) was an

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Tango singer and composer. As a vocalist, he was best known for his performance of ''La Calesita'' ("The Merry-Go-Round"); and as a composer, for ''Un boliche'' ("A Tavern"). Born Carlos Ernesto di Loreto, Acuña began his career in the 1930s and became known for his deep and highly expressive voice. He performed with orchestra leaders such as Ernesto de la Cruz,

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, and

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; the poet and tango lyricist Celedonio Flores, his closest friend, introduced many of his performances until his own death in 1947. Acuña joined Mores' orchestra in 1955, with whom he recorded 15 albums for

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. His foreign travels as a performer brought him success in

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and

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, where he became a close friend of the exiled

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. He lived in Spain for 17 years, where he obtained great success, then returned to Argentina in 1978. He died in

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in 1999, and was interred in

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External links

Carlos Acuña
on tango.info

References

1915 births 1999 deaths 20th-century Argentine male singers Argentine tango musicians Musicians from Buenos Aires Tango singers Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery {{Argentina-singer-stub