Aldo Monges

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Aldo Monges (Spanish: [ˈalðo ˈmoŋxes]; 17 January 1942 – 19 July 2025) was an Argentine folk singer, popularly known as El Trovador Romántico.[1]

Life and career

Monges was born in Córdoba 17 January 1942.

He participated as a musical performer in two films: La carpa del amor and Los éxitos del amor, both from 1979. His song Canción para una mentira, from his first album, obtained considerable diffusion at that time, a success that was used for a long time as a musical curtain in the popular television program "Argentinísima" by Julio Mahárbiz.[2]

Among his hits, mostly from the 1970s, one could mention Brindo por tu cumpleaños, Qué voy a hacer con este amor and Olvídame muchacha, among other songs.[3]

Monges died in Buenos Aires on 19 July 2025, after going through a prolonged period of illness, at the age of 83.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Murió Aldo Monges, el "trovador romántico de América" y referente del folklore argentino, a los 83 años". LA NACION (in Spanish). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 22 October 1977.
  3. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1977). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  4. ^ "Murió el cantante Aldo Monges". PAGINA12 (in Spanish). 19 July 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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