- Cacho Castaña
Humberto Vicente Castagna (born
June 11 ,1942 ), better known as Cacho Castaña, is an Argentine singer and actor.Biography
Cacho Castaña showed interest for
music since his early years; by the age of fourteen, he was apiano teacher. He made his debut in front of a live audience during the late 1960s, which was aired nationally bt Canal 11 (today'sTelefe ).Castaña became famous as a
bolero singer during the decade of the 1970s, with such hits as "Lo Llaman el Matador" ("He's Nicknamed The Killer") and "Hay que Encontrar al Ladron" ("The Robber Must be Found").He is much better known, however, for his contributions to
tango music : some of his tango songs are considered classcs by his fans, such as "Garganta de Arena" ("Sand Throat", a homage toRoberto Goyeneche ), "Tita deBuenos Aires ", ("Tita From Buenos Aires", dedicated toTita Merello ), and "Café la Humedad".In 2004, Castaña made a cameo on the popular Argentine
telenovela ,Los Roldán . Castaña is still active on Argentina's festival circuit; in the 2008 edition of theVilla María festival, he came on right afterMercedes Sosa , to great acclaim.External links
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