Alberto Marino
Also known as: Alberto Marino Marinaro, Vicente Alberto
Biography
Alberto Marino (born Vicente Marinaro; died June 21, 1989, in Buenos Aires) was one of tango’s most celebrated vocalists, earning the epithet “La voz de oro del tango” (The Golden Voice of Tango) for a distinctive tenor voice influenced by Italian bel canto. Sources disagree on his birth year and origin: our records and tango.info give April 26, 1920, while Spanish-language sources including Wikipedia and todotango give 1923; some sources place his birth in Verona, Italy. He made his singing debut in 1935 on Radio Mitre. From 1943 to 1946, Marino was the principal vocalist for Aníbal Troilo’s Orquesta Típica, recording interpretations of “Tres amigos,” “Fuimos,” and “Tal vez será su voz” widely considered highlights of tango’s golden age. He went on to a solo career through the 1950s–1970s, performing with orchestras led by Emilio Balcarce, Enrique Alessio, Héctor Artola, Miguel Caló, Armando Pontier, and Carlos García. He recovered from a serious 1972 car accident that killed his wife and mother-in-law, and later appeared on the television program “Grandes Valores del Tango.” His recorded legacy spans over 2,000 tracks across tango, milonga, and vals repertoires.
- Life
- 1920 – 1989
- Instruments
- Singer
Orchestras
Recordings
- Aníbal Troilo – Adiós, pampa mía – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Alhucema – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Café de los Angelitos – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Canción desesperada – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Cantando se van las penas – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Cimarrón de ausencia – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Con permiso – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Copas, amigas y besos – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Cotorrita de la suerte – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Cristal – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Cuando tallan los recuerdos – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Después – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – El barrio del tambor – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – El desafío – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Farolito de papel – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Fruta amarga – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Garras – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – La luz de un fósforo – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – La vi llegar – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Margo – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – María – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Me están sobrando las penas – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Me quedé mirándola – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Milonga en rojo – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Nada más que un corazón – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Naipe – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Palomita blanca – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Ropa blanca – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Rosa de tango – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Siga el corso – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Soledad la de Barracas – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Sombras nada más – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Soñar y nada más – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Tal vez será su voz – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Tango y copas – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Tedio – 1945
- Aníbal Troilo – Torrente – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Tres amigos – 1944
- Aníbal Troilo – Uno – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Uruguaya – 1943
- Aníbal Troilo – Ya estamos iguales – 1945
Videos
Selena Riso and Lucian Stan – Torrente
Sol Cerquides and Andres Sautel – Fuimos
Amanda and Adrian Costa – Copas, amigas y besos
Clarisa Aragon and Jonathan Saavedra – Siga el corso
Gioia Abballe and Simone Facchini – Garras
Virginia Gomez and Christian Marquez – Uno
Patrycja Cisowska and Jakub Grzybek – Sueño querido
Celeste Medina and Andres Sautel – Uno
Lorena Tarantino and Gianpiero Galdi – Cristal
Olga Nikola and Dmitriy Kuznetsov – Cristal
Juan Martin Carrara and Stefania Colina – Mi tango triste
Clarisa Aragon and Jonathan Saavedra – Copas, amigas y besos
Stephanie Fesneau and Fausto Carpino – Mi tango triste
Maria Filali and Gianpiero Galdi – Torrente
Clarisa Aragon and Jonathan Saavedra – Así es ninón
Tania Heer and René-Marie Meignan – Cotorrita de la suerte
Sophia Paul and Julio Cesar Calderon – Me quedé mirándola
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