Marty Cosens

Rubén Mario Cosentino (1 September 1935 – 20 August 2001), best known as Marty Cosens, was an Argentine singer, actor, television presenter and record producer.

Marty Cosens
Cosens in 1965
Born	Rubén Mario Cosentino 1 September 1935 (1935-09) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	20 August 2001(2001-08-20) (aged 65) Buenos Aires, Argentina

Life and career

Born in Buenos Aires, Cosens started his career on stage and then became popular thanks to the radio.^[1] He had his breakout in 1960, thanks to a number of twist hit songs from his album Explosivos.^[2]

Starting from the show Tropicana Club that he co-hosted with Chico Novarro, he also worked as a television presenter.^[1][2] In 1972, he moved for several years to Mexico, where he successfully continued his acting and musical career.^[1] Returned to Argentina, he starred in the first Argentine stage version of Chicago, topped the charts with the album El profesor de violín and had a major television success hosting the Canal 9 show Sábados en familia.^[1] Also active in films and TV-series, he died from an incurable disease on 20 August 2001, at the age of 65.^[1][2]