José Ángel Trelles (born José Ángel Amato; 28 August 1944 – 10 December 2022) was an Argentine singer, composer, and stage actor.

Life and career

Born in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

, Trelles became first known in the 1970s thanks to his participation in the musical TV-show ''Siete y medio'' and later for winning the musical competition held in the TV-show ''Canciorena'', which got him a contract with the record label

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. During his career he recorded about two dozen albums and collaborated as a singer and a composer with important artists such as

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, Victor Heredia,

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, Estela Raval, Rubén Juárez, Alberto Cortez,

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. His most important collaboration was with

Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed '' nuevo tango'', incorporating elements fr ...

, with whom he toured nationally and abroad as a member of his ensemble Octeto Electrónico, even performing at the

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. As a stage actor, Trelles got his first success starring in the 1979 musical '' Aggiungi un posto a tavola''; he later played leading roles in numerous stage works, notably co-starring alongside

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in a successful rendition of the Piazzolla-penned

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María de Buenos Aires ''María de Buenos Aires'' is a tango opera (''tango operita'') with music by Ástor PiazzollaSCP 2005. and libretto by Horacio Ferrer that premiered at the Sala Planeta in Buenos Aires on 8 May 1968. The first part of the surreal plot centers ...

''. In 2018 he released a collection of short stories, ''El Bar de Los Milagros''. Trelles died on 10 December 2022, at the age of 78.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trelles, Jose Angel 1944 births 2022 deaths Singers from Buenos Aires Argentine male singers Argentine stage actors Argentine tango musicians Argentine composers