Luis María Aguilera Picca (24 February 1936 – 10 October 2009) was an Argentine singer, songwriter and actor, best known for worldwide hit song '"Cuando salí de Cuba" ("When I Left Cuba").

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''. Retrieved 4 May 2024. This song become the unofficial anthem for Cuban exiles. He also is the author and original singer of the Christmas song, "Ven a mi casa esta Navidad" ("Come to My House This Christmas"), later recorded by such artists as Lucero and

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Biography

He was born in

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, and started his career in Argentina, where he distinguished himself as a brilliant showman. He later moved to Spain in 1963, where he had a successful musical career, both as a songwriter and singer, mixing romantic and fun lyrics. In the 1980s, he was the musical assessor of the

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multidisciplinary contest '' Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez'', directed by

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. He is acknowledged as creating a Spanish popular musical genre known as "La canción del verano". He has more than 700 songs to his name. Back in 1990, Luis Aguilé created the music and lyrics of the anthem of

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. It is considered one of the best soccer anthems in the world. He also made the anthem of Chivas Guadalajara. He has also worked as a music producer and author, mainly on children's books and novels. He had been married to Ana Rodríguez Ruiz since 1976. Aguilé died of

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, Spain, on 10 October 2009. Singer Luis Aguile Has Died

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Discography

* 1957: ''Luis Aguilé'' * 1958: ''Canta la juventud de América'' * 1959: ''Luis Aguilé, Vol. 3'' * 1960: ''Luis Aguilé, Vol. 4'' * ''Fiesta'' * ''Aguilé y la chacota'' * ''Me has enseñado a conocer lo que es amor'' * ''Para mis amigos los niños'' * ''El cuento que canta'' * 1999: ''Superfiesta''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aguile, Luis 1936 births 2009 deaths Singers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Spanish descent Deaths from stomach cancer in Spain Argentine emigrants to Spain Argentine television personalities 20th-century Argentine male singers