Marty Cosens
Argentine singer, actor and television presenter (1935–2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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.jpg) Cosens in 1965 | |
| Born | Rubén Mario Cosentino 1 September 1935 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 20 August 2001 (aged 65) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Life and career
Born in Buenos Aires, Cosens started his career on stage, and then became popular thanks to 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]
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