Alberto Fuentes
Biography
Alberto Fuentes was an Argentine tango vocalist who performed during the early 1940s. His documented career consists of a single recorded performance: the vals “María Remedios,” composed by Germán Teisseire and Carlos Pesce, recorded on December 2, 1942, with Orquesta Típica Pedro Laurenz for the RCA-Victor label. Beyond this recording, no other biographical details—including birth date, death date, birthplace, or additional recordings—have been verified in available sources.
Sources note: Sources differ on whether the vocalist on “María Remedios” was Alberto Fuentes or Aníbal Fuentes. El-recodo.com lists it as Aníbal Fuentes, while TangoSparks and the Todotango database list it as Alberto Fuentes. The todotango.com entry for Alberto Fuentes credits this recording to him specifically.
- Instruments
- Singer
Orchestras
- Pedro Laurenz y su orquesta típicasinger1942–1942