Diego Verdaguer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Boccadoro and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Diego Verdaguer
Verdaguer in 2016
Born
Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández

(1951-04-26)26 April 1951
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died27 January 2022(2022-01-27) (aged 70)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationMusician
SpouseAmanda Miguel
ChildrenAna Victoria and Gimena Boccadoro
Musical career
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, trumpet, bandoneon
Years active1968–2022
LabelsDIAM Music
Websitediegoverdaguer.com

Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández (26 April 1951 – 27 January 2022), known professionally as Diego Verdaguer (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo βeɾðaˈɣeɾ], was an Argentine-born Mexican singer.

Biography

Verdaguer played the trumpet and the bandoneón.[1] He was married to the singer Amanda Miguel. His most famous songs are "Volveré", "Corazón de Papel", "Usted Qué Haría", and "La Ladrona". He had a hit in 2009 after a decade of absence with the song "Voy a Conquistarte", written by the Mexican singer-songwriter Joan Sebastián. He had lifetime sales of almost 20 million records.[2]

Verdaguer was born in Buenos Aires on 26 April 1951, and lived in Mexico from 1980 onwards.[3]

He died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles, on 27 January 2022, at the age of 70.[3][4]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Volveré (1976)
  • El pasadiscos (1978)
  • El secreto callado (1979)
  • Estoy vivo (1981)
  • Coco loco (1982)
  • Simplemente amor (1984)
  • Estoy celoso (1986)
  • Sigo vivo (1988)
  • Lágrimas (1991)
  • Inolvidable (1999)
  • Mexicano hasta las Pampas (2009)
  • Juego de valientes (2012)
  • Mexicano hasta las Pampas 2 (2014)
  • Orgánico (2017)
  • Corazón Bambino (2019)

Live albums

  • Siempre fuimos dos with Amanda Miguel (2003)
  • El mejor show romántico de América with Amanda Miguel (2007)
  • Mexicanísimos Vol. I with Amanda Miguel (2010)
  • Mexicanísimos Vol. II with Amanda Miguel (2011)
  • Pídeme (2011)

Books

  • Camino al Escenario (2020)

See also

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Diego Verdaguer". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Diego Verdaguer: a esto asciende la MILLONARIA herencia que el cantante dejaría a sus hijas". Heraldo USA (in Mexican Spanish). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Diego Verdaguer, popular Mexican-Argentinian singer, dies of Covid". The Guardian. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Última hora: Muere el cantante Diego Verdaguer a consecuencia de covid-19". Excélsior (in Spanish). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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