Diego Verdaguer | |
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![]() Verdaguer in 2016 | |
Born | Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández 26 April 1951 |
Died | 27 January 2022 Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 70)
Occupation | Musician |
Spouse | Amanda Miguel |
Children | Ana Victoria and Gimena Boccadoro |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, trumpet, bandoneon |
Years active | 1968–2022 |
Labels | DIAM Music |
Website | diegoverdaguer |
Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández (26 April 1951 – 27 January 2022), known professionally as Diego Verdaguer (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo βeɾðaˈɣeɾ], was an Argentine-born Mexican singer.
Biography
[edit]Verdaguer played the trumpet and the bandoneón.[1] He was married to the singer Amanda Miguel. His most famous songs are "Volveré", "Corazón de Papel", "Usted Qué Haría", and "La Ladrona". He had a hit in 2009 after a decade of absence with the song "Voy a Conquistarte", written by the Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastián. He had lifetime sales of almost 20 million records.[2]
Verdaguer was born in Buenos Aires on 26 April 1951, and lived in Mexico from 1980 onwards.[3]
He died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles, on 27 January 2022, at the age of 70.[3][4]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
- Volveré (1976)
- El pasadiscos (1978)
- El secreto callado (1979)
- Estoy vivo (1981)
- Coco loco (1982)
- Simplemente amor (1984)
- Estoy celoso (1986)
- Sigo vivo (1988)
- Lágrimas (1991)
- Inolvidable (1999)
- Mexicano hasta las Pampas (2009)
- Juego de valientes (2012)
- Mexicano hasta las Pampas 2 (2014)
- Orgánico (2017)
- Corazón Bambino (2019)
Live albums
- Siempre fuimos dos with Amanda Miguel (2003)
- El mejor show romántico de América with Amanda Miguel (2007)
- Mexicanísimos Vol. I with Amanda Miguel (2010)
- Mexicanísimos Vol. II with Amanda Miguel (2011)
- Pídeme (2011)
Books
- Camino al Escenario (2020)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Diego Verdaguer". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Diego Verdaguer: a esto asciende la MILLONARIA herencia que el cantante dejaría a sus hijas". Heraldo USA (in Mexican Spanish). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Diego Verdaguer, popular Mexican-Argentinian singer, dies of Covid". The Guardian. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Última hora: Muere el cantante Diego Verdaguer a consecuencia de covid-19". Excélsior (in Spanish). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Diego Verdaguer discography at Discogs
- Diego Verdaguer at IMDb