Sandro | Argentina's Elvis, 64
Argentine singer Sandro, 64, whose gyrating pelvis and romantic ballads brought comparisons to Elvis Presley and made him the first Latin American to sing in Madison Square Garden, died Monday in Mendoza, Argentina, of complications from heart and lung transplant surgery.
Argentine singer Sandro, 64, whose gyrating pelvis and romantic ballads brought comparisons to Elvis Presley and made him the first Latin American to sing in Madison Square Garden, died Monday in Mendoza, Argentina, of complications from heart and lung transplant surgery.
Born Roberto Sánchez in 1945 in Buenos Aires, he recorded 52 albums, acted in 16 movies, and won a 2005 Latin Grammy for career achievement. Such hits as "Asi" ("Like That") and "Dame Fuego" ("Give Me Fire") won him fame across Latin America.
- AP