Roberto Cantoral
| Roberto Cantoral | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Roberto Cantoral Garcia |
| Born | June 7, 1930 |
| Origin | Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas |
| Died | August 7, 2010 (aged 75) |
| Genres | Bolero, Latin music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, singer, musician |
| Instruments | Piano, guitar |
| Years active | 1950–2010 |
| Labels | Sony Discos |
| Associated acts | Los Hermanos Cantoral Los Tres Caballeros Los Panchos Los Hermanos Castro Gualberto Castro José José |
Roberto Cantoral García (7 June 1935 – 7 August 2010) was a Mexican composer, singer and songwriter. He was known for composing a string of hit Mexican songs, including "El Triste", "Al Final", "La Barca" and "El Reloj" The Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México (English: Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico) estimated that "La Barca" and "El Reloj" have been recorded over 1,000 times by other artists like Plácido Domingo, Gualberto Castro, José José, Luis Miguel, Joan Báez and Linda Ronstadt. In 2009, he won the Latin Grammy Trustee Award.Iconos, which was released by Marc Anthony in 2010, featured "El Triste".
Roberto Cantoral Garcia was born on 7 June 1935 in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas. From an early age, he showed an ability for music and its composition. Cantoral moved to Mexico City to attend college but dropped out to become a band leader.
In 1950, Cantoral formed the Hermanos Cantoral (English: Cantoral Brothers) with Antonio Cantoral. The duo recorded "El preso número 9" (English: Prisoner Number 9) and "El crucifijo de piedra" (English: The Crucifix of Stone). The duo ended in 1954 with Antonio's death and Roberto formed Los Tres Caballeros (English: The Three Knights) with Chamin Correa and Leonel Gálvez who performed during Mexico's era of romantic music and traveled to Japan, Argentina and the United States.
In 1960, Cantoral went solo and achieved international fame for "Al final", "Noche no te vayas", "Regálame esta noche" and "Yo lo comprendo" (English: In the End, Night, Don't Leave, Give Me This Night and, I Understand). In 1970, he wrote the ballad "El Triste" (English: The Sad One) for José José. In 1971, he won the OTI Festival with "Yo no voy a la guerra" (English: I'm not going to the War) and in 1973 for "Quijote". Cantoral donated the proceeds from "Pobre navidad" (English: Poor Christmas) to worldwide children institutions such as UNICEF and his song, "Plegaria de paz" (English: Prayer of Peace) was broadcast "three consecutive years at the Vatican". Cantoral composed themes for El derecho de nacer, Paloma and Pacto de amor.
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