Sandro de América
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Roberto Sánchez [August 19, 1945 - January 4, 2010), better known by his artist names Sandro/Sandro de América ("Sandro of America" in Spanish) or Gitano (gypsy), was an Argentine singer and actor.
Biography
He learned to play the guitar as a child, identifying his music as Romani[1]. His paternal grandfather was Russian Rom - Roma are known in Argentina as Gitanos[2][3]. Considered as a precursor of Rock music in Spanish, initially he imitated Elvis Presley, but afterwards he created a personal style that marked his career. He started the musical group Sandro & los de Fuego, which gained popularity on the TV show Sábados Circulares. He became well-known in the decades 1960-1970 with songs like Trigal, Tengo, ¿A esto le llamas amor?, Eres el demonio disfrazado, Porque yo te amo and Rosa, Rosa. He died on January 4, 2010 of complications from heart and lung transplant surgery. He was 64.
Sandro also appeared in various films, among others: Quiero Llenarme de Ti ("I Want to fill myself with you") and telenovelas, among others: Fue sin Querer ("It wasn't on purpose"), with Puerto Rican actress: Gladys Rodríguez. He was the first Latino singer to fill Madison Square Garden doing so five times during the 1970s. Sandro was also the first singer to do a television concert via satellite. The concert was broadcast from Madison Square Garden on April 1970. This concert marked the debut of Latino music for a world audience.
In the 1990s Argentine and other Latin American artists made the CD Padre del rock en castellano ("Father of Spanish Rock") in his honor.
Health and Death
On November 20, 2009, Sandro received a double transplant (heart and lungs) in Mendoza, Argentina. 5 days later, Argentine TV (Cronica TV) reported Sandro was breathing without a respirator. On 4 January at 20:40, after 45 days of receiving a double cardio-pulmonary transplant, and after many complications, Roberto Sanchez, Sandro de América died of septic shock, mesenteric ischemia and disseminated intravascular coagulation in the Hospital Italiano of Mendoza. Latin America media commented almost immediately on his death. [4].
Discography
- Sandro y los de Fuego (1965)
- Al calor de Sandro y los de Fuego (1965)
- El sorprendente mundo de Sandro (1966)
- Alma y fuego (1966)
- Beat Latino (1967)
- Quiero llenarme de ti (Vibración y ritmo) (1968)
- Una muchacha y una guitarra (1968)
- La magia de Sandro (1969)
- Sandro de América (1969)
- Sandro (1969)
- Muchacho (1970)
- Sandro en New York (1970)
- Sandro espectacular (1971)
- Te espero... Sandro (1972)
- Sandro - Después de 10 años (1973)
- Sandro... siempre Sandro (1974)
- Tú me enloqueces (1975)
- Sandro live in Puerto Rico (1975)
- Sin Título (1976)
- Sandro... un ídolo (1977)
- Querer como Dios manda (1978)
- Sandro (1978)
- Sandro (1979)
- Sandro (1981)
- Fue sin querer (1982)
- Vengo a ocupar mi lugar (1984)
- Sandro (1986)
- Sandro '88 (1988)
- Volviendo a casa (1990)
- Con gusto a mujer (1992)
- Clásico (1994)
- Historia viva (1996)
- Para mamá (2001)
- Mi vida, mi música (2003)
- Amor gitano (2004)
- Sandro en vivo (2005)
- Secretamente palabras de amor (Para escuchar en penumbras) (2006)
- Sandro Hits (2009)
Filmography
- Convención de Vagabundos (1965)
- Tacuara y Chamarro, Pichones de Hombre (1967)
- Quiero Llenarme De Ti (1969)
- La Vida Continua (1969)
- Gitano (1970)
- Muchacho (1970)
- Siempre Te Amaré (1971)
- Embrujo De Amor (1971)
- Destino De Un Capricho (1972)
- El Deseo De Vivir (1973)
- Operación Rosa Rosa (1974)
- Tú Me Enloqueces (1976)
- Subí Que Te Llevo (1980)
- Fue sin querer(1980)
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