Loro Collazo | |
Birth Name: | Ramon Collazo Patalagoiti |
Birth Date: | 25 January 1901 |
Birth Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Death Place: | Montevideo, Uruguay |
Genre: | Tango, foxtrot, variety |
Occupation: | Composer, pianist, conductor, actor |
Instrument: | Piano |
Label: | RCA Victor, Odeon Records |
Past Member Of: | Troupe Ateniense, Troupe Oxford, Gerardo Matos Rodriguez, Victor Soliño, Alberto Vila |
Ramón Collazo (January 25, 1901July 16, 1981) was a Tango pianist, composer, actor.[1] was born in the now extinct Red-light district of the Barrio Sur of Montevideo, Uruguay, where his father owned a grocery. His brother Juan Antonio Collazo also was a Tango pianist and composer.[2]
In his prolific oeuvre, there are very important titles including such standouts as: Agua florida, Golondrina, Blanca nieve, Adios Susana, Mamá, yo quiero un novio, Sevilla, Si lo supiera Mamá, San Antonio, Malvaloca, Sevilla, Portuguesa, Hombrecito, Tilin-tilon, Buenos dias, Palan, palan, Fado fadiño, Adiós mi barrio, Madrigal Veneciano, Volverás, Ay mamá, quiero casarme, Aquel Pierrot, Jacaranda, Pato, La chicharra, Qué quieren con el Charleston, Venganza, A la luz de la luna, Boquita de rosa, Ya ... ya ..., Casarme! ... Nunca, Pajarito cantor, Vieja loca, and, furthermore, he ventured in other genres: folk songs, foxtrot and maxixes.
He was also involved in several theatrical, radio, television, Carnival and movie projects and he starred in the film : Soltero soy feliz (1938).