Cesar Costa
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César Roel Schreurs August 13, 1941 Mexico City, Mexico |
César Costa is a Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer.
Costa was born in Colonia Condesa of the Mexican capital. He studied elementary and Junior Highschool at the Colegio Alemán and Law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
He started his musical career at the age of 17 as César Roel singing and playing guitar with the rock-and-roll band Los Black Jeans ("The Black Jeans"), singing Spanish versions of American hit singles as well as original songs like La batalla de Jericó. They recorded their first album in 1959 with Peerless Records. His backup singer was world-renowned tenor Plácido Domingo.
When the band signed with Musart Records the band changed its name to Los Camisas Negras ("The Black Shirts") and César Roel to Cesar Costa (honoring music arranger Don Costa). Soon after, the band disintegrated and César started a successful solo career, recording three albums with Orfeón Records. Then with RCA Mexicana he recorded romantic songs.
In 1983 he participated in the OTI Festival and obtained the second place with a song by Sergio Andrade titled Tierno ("Tender").
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