Los Hermanos Rigual were a Cuban vocal group based in Mexico, mainly active in the sixties. It consisted of the brothers Pedro, Carlos and Mario Rigual, all natives of

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. The trio started performing as guitarists and singers in

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before moving to Mexico, where they got their first successes.Dario Salvatori. "Hermanos Rigual, Los". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. Their first hit was the

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tune "Corazón de melón", which was one of the best-selling songs in Mexico in 1958 and was later covered in English by

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with the

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orchestra, and in Japanese by Moriyama Kayoko under the title "メロンの気持". They had another major hit in 1962, thanks to the song "

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" which became an international hit.Dario Salvatori. "Hermanos Rigual, Los". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. Following the success of the song for a few years they focused their activities in Europe and particularly in Italy, where they appeared in several television shows and were entered into the competition at the

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of the

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.Dario Salvatori. "Hermanos Rigual, Los". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In the late 1960s the trio moved back to

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, where they continued to enjoy some local success.Dario Salvatori. "Hermanos Rigual, Los". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990.

Discography

Albums

*1963: ''Los Hermanos Rigual'' (

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) *1965: ''Guitarra amor mío'' (RCA Victor)

Singles

*1962: "

"/"La del vestido rojo" *1963: "Llorando me dormi"/"Envidias" *1963: "Cuando brilla la luna"/"Dona cibeles" *1963: "Blanca como paloma"

References

External links

* * Cuban musical groups {{Caribbean-band-stub