Cacho Tirao

Cacho Tirao (1941–2007) was an Argentine guitarist. He was a member of the Astor Piazzolla quintet.

Tirao was born on April 5, 1941 and began playing guitar at the age of four, with his father. At age seven he won his first prize, for a presentation in the artistic section of Radio Mitre. At only 16 years old he was included as a soloist in the orchestra of the Teatro Argentino de La Plata. Member of the mythical quintet of Astor Piazzolla, Tirao worked among others with Osvaldo Tarantino, Dino Saluzzi and Rodolfo Mederos. He accompanied Josephine Baker and left about 40 records, one of which sold a million plates. He is also the author of many of his own compositions, including the Concert for Guitar and Symphonic Orchestra "Conciertango Buenos Aires", created at the behest of the great Spanish concertist Joaquin Rodrigo and which premiered in Belgium in 1985.

In February 1986, his daughter Alejandra playing with her fourteen-year-old brother Gabriel, took a revolver that he believed to be a toy and shot him dead. The tragedy left sequels, first a persistent asthma that lasted until the end and then, a hemiplegia.

During the 1970s he led the spectacular recital program, which had high levels of audience. During those years he also began giving recitals with Paco de Lucía, who later became a great friend. In the year 2000 Cacho Tirao collapsed in full concert, while giving a recital in the House of Culture of Adrogué. After having left the artistic activity for six years, after a cardiovascular incident in 2000 that caused hemiplegia, Tirao had resumed its presentations and at the end of 2006 registered its last record plate, "Renacer", that was published in January and that Thought to present live in Buenos Aires.

In this material, which includes a series of themes such as "Le petit tango", "Third time" and "Teresa, my rebirth", dedicated to his wife, also participated his daughter Alejandra in voice. Cacho Tirao died on May 30, 2007 at his home in Capital Federal.1 2 3

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