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Marty Cosens
Cosens in 1965
Born
Rubén Mario Cosentino

1 September 1935 (1935-09)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died20 August 2001 (2001-08-21) (aged 65)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

Life and career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "El cantante Marty Cosens falleció ayer". La Nación (in Spanish). 21 August 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Murió Marty Cosens". Clarín (in Spanish). 21 August 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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