Alfredo Zitarrosa, Singer, Songwriter, Poet and Journalist
March 10, 1936 is the birthday of Alfredo Zitarrosa, a singer, songwriter, poet, and journalist from Uruguay. His birth and childhood were complicated; he was adopted shortly after he was born, but later in life lived with his birth mother and her family. He began his career as a radio broadcaster and actor, and later launched a career as a singer. His style was influenced by milongas, folkloric music from the countryside of the Rio de la Plata in Argentina and Uruguay. During the time of the brutal military dictatorships, his work was banned in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. He made a triumphant return to Buenos Aires in 1984, several years before his death in 1989.
El 10 de marzo de 1936 es el cumpleaños de Alfredo Zitarrosa, cantante, compositor, poeta y periodista uruguayo. Su nacimiento y su infancia fueron complicados; fue adoptado poco después de su nacimiento, pero más tarde vivió con su madre biológica y su familia. Comenzó su carrera como locutor de radio y actor, y luego lanzó una carrera como cantante. Su estilo fue influenciado por milongas, música folclórica del campo del Río de la Plata en Argentina y Uruguay. Durante la época de las dictaduras militares, su obra fue prohibida en Argentina, Chile y Uruguay. Regresó triunfalmente a Buenos Aires en 1984, varios años antes de su muerte en 1989.