Pedro Aquiles Messone Rivas (6 June 1934 – 1 June 2023) was a Chilean folk singer and actor, whose career spanned almost 60 years.

Life and career

Born in

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, the son of a company manager, Messone grew up in

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. While a student at the Seminario San Rafael, he became friends with Luis Urquidi, with whom he co-founded the neo-folk ensemble . Moving to

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, he made his acting debut in an amateur dramatic company, before making his major professional debut in the drama ''La pérgola de las flores'' with the Teatro Ensayo de la Universidad Católica. In 1964, torn between his commitments as an actor and musician, he left his group and started a short-lived ensemble, Los de Las Condes, which had a major hit with "El corralero". In 1966, Messone started his solo career with the album ''El solitario'', which was a massive success thanks to the eponymous song, as well as the hits "Pa' mar adentro", "El ovejero" and "El cigarrito". He took part in several editions of the

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. His last hit was "La tejedora" (1982). A supporter of

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, Messone campaigned for the Yes at the

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. In 1992, he ran for mayor of Buin with the

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party, without being elected. In 2018, Messone received the Premio a la Música Nacional Presidente de la República for his career. Messone died on 1 June 2023, at the age of 88.

Discography

* ''El solitario'', 1966 * ''Pedro Messone con Los Paulos'', 1966 * ''La fonda de ño Pedro'', 1967 * ''Gracias'', 1967 * ''Si vas para Chile, y otras canciones tradicionales'', 1969 * ''Chile romántico y tradicional'', 1969 * ''Voy por la vida cantando'', 1969 * ''Éxitos de oro'', 1971 * ''Grandes intérpretes del Neofolklore'', 1999 * ''Las grandes canciones chilenas del siglo XX'', 1999 * ''El huaso que yo conozco'', 2001 * ''Las 100 mejores canciones chilenas de todos los tiempos'', 2004 * ''Éxitos de siempre'', 2006 * ''Con Los Paulos. Los mejores éxitos'', 2007

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Messone, Pedro 1934 births 2023 deaths People from Temuco Chilean folk singers Chilean male singers Chilean stage actors Chilean film actors