Cacho Castaña

Humberto Vicente Castagna (June 11, 1942 – October 15, 2019), better known as Cacho Castaña, was an Argentine singer, songwriter, pianist and actor.

Born in Buenos Aires, he initially worked as a shoe cobbler before becoming famous as a bolero singer in the 1970s.

Cacho Castaña was born in Buenos Aires and was raised in modest circumstances in the Flores neighborhood.

[3] He wrote numerous hits, including Me gusta, me gusta ("I like it, I like it"), Lo llaman el matador ("He's Nicknamed the Killer") and Hay que encontrar al ladrón ("The Thief Must be Found"), and his signature bolero: Para vivir un gran amor ("To Live a Great Love").

Castaña starred in thirteen Argentine films, including two for which he wrote the score, El mundo que inventamos ("The World We Created", 1973) and Los hijos de López ("López's Sons", 1980); numerous picaresque comedies; and in Felicidades (2000).

[1] His television appearances in later years included a cameo on the popular Argentine telenovela, Los Roldán.

He headlined numerous Corrientes Avenue shows, and was a regular performer in the National Peña Festival, in Villa María.