Roberto Goyeneche

[1] Despite being of Basque descent,[2] he was known as El Polaco ("the Pole") due to his light hair and thinness, like young Polish people of the time.

In 1944, at the age of 18, he joined Raúl Kaplún's orchestra after winning a local contest and soon gave his live debut performance on Radio Belgrano.

Later, Goyeneche became the first singer to record Ástor Piazzolla's classic Balada Para Un Loco, after starting his solo career in 1963.

During the 1980s, Goyeneche appeared as special guest in the movies El exilio de Gardel and Sur, both directed by Fernando Solanas.

[4] At the time of his death on 27 August 1994 in Buenos Aires (Aged 68), he was considered the greatest tango singer active.