Alberto Castillo
Alberto Castillo was the pseudonym of Argentine tango singer and actor Alberto
Salvador De Lucca, born on December 7, 1914, in Buenos Aires. The son of Italian
immigrants, he attended medical school and worked as a physician for many years
before deciding to focus on his music endeavors. Even though he made his
professional debut in the 1930s singing with the orchestras of Julio De Caro,
Augusto Berto, Mariano Rodas, and Ricardo Tanturi, it wasn't until 1941 that he
scored his first significant hit with a rendition of Alfredo Pelala's
"Recuerdo." After breaking ties with Tanturi ...
