Osvaldo Peredo (musician) explained

Osvaldo J. Peredo
Birth Date:1930
Birth Place:Boedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Death Date:24 January 2022
Occupation:Singer

Osvaldo J. Peredo (1930 – 24 January 2022) was an Argentine tango singer. He was a follower of Carlos Gardel.[1] He is credited with the renaissance of the tango in Argentina.[2]

Biography

Peredo was born in 1930 in Boedo, a traditional neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Beginning when he was 17, he played football at Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro. Peredo first had a job working in a jewelry factory and then working for the National Meteorological Service. He was good enough at football to be selected to play for Barranquilla Fútbol Club in Colombia. There he fell in love with the music of Carlos Gardel and began his musical career.[3] He sang throughout Colombia and Venezuela before returning to Argentina. In the 21st century he received widespread acclaim for his performances at El Boliche de Roberto.[4]

Peredo died on 24 January 2022, at the age of 91.[5]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Apicella . Mauro . 8 December 2017 . Osvaldo Peredo, un alumno eterno de Gardel . es . La Nación . Argentine . https://web.archive.org/web/20200331171515/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/osvaldo-peredo-un-alumno-eterno-de-gardel-nid2089452 . 31 March 2020 . live .
  2. Web site: "Antes éramos todos cantores de esquina y jugadores de potrero" . 24 June 2013 . es . Nos Digital . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930012340/http://www.nosdigital.com.ar/2013/06/antes-eramos-todos-cantores-de-esquina-y-jugadores-de-potrero/ . 30 September 2013 . live.
  3. News: Osvaldo Peredo: "El tango son las cosas que nos pasan y hay que contarlas como son" . 29 December 2016 . es . Télam . https://web.archive.org/web/20170810111547/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201612/175035-osvaldo-peredo-tango-oliverio.html . 10 August 2017 . live .
  4. Web site: Castro, Juan Manuel . December 2009 . "El tango es una obra de teatro" . es . El Abasto . https://web.archive.org/web/20190711175116/https://original.revistaelabasto.com.ar/116_osvaldo_peredo_bar_de_roberto.htm . 11 July 2019 . live .
  5. https://www.ambito.com/espectaculos/tango/murio-los-91-anos-el-cantor-osvaldo-peredo-un-hombre-la-bohemia-tanguera-n5357122 "Murió a los 91 años el cantor Osvaldo Peredo, un hombre de la bohemia tanguera"
  6. News: Agenda de actividades del 22 al 26 de septiembre . es . 22 September 2014 . La Posta Capital . https://web.archive.org/web/20200331173339/https://lapostacapital.com.ar/index.php/ciudad/3859-agenda-de-actividades-del-22-al-26-de-septiembre . 31 March 2020 . live .