Leonardo Franco (1942 – 1 December 2015) [1] was a Uruguayan musician, composer, and guitarist.[2]
Leoni Franco | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Leonardo Franco |
| Born | 1942 |
| Died | 1 December 2015 (aged 72–73) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Genres | Rock and Roll, Ballads |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1958–2015 |
| Labels | RCA Records Ariola Records Discos Fuentes |
| Website | http://losiracundos.org/sitio/ |
Founder of the Uruguayan group Los Iracundos, with his brother the composer, vocalist and arranger Eduardo Franco (1945–1989). The group formed in 1958 in Paysandu, Uruguay, and had six members: Eduardo Franco (singer, composer, arranger), his brother Leonardo Franco (first guitar), Juan Carlos Velasquez (drums), John Bosco Zabalo (second guitar), Hugo Burgess (bass, vocals and composer) and Jesus Maria Febrero (keyboards).[3][4] The group gave more than fifty years to music, having a style of romantic music and Latin pop. The band was famous for songs such as "Tú con él," "Apróntate para vivir," and "Te lo pido de rodillas".[5][6][7]
Leonardo Franco was the father of musician and guitarist Adam Franco, who was in charge of the second guitar in front of the formation of Los Iracundos.[8]
Franco died on 1 December 2015 at age 73 in Guatemala, where the group was preparing for a concert as part of his tour.[9][10] The group reported in a press conference that a tour was planned in Guatemala and will continue with the three concerts that were scheduled.[11]
Discography
edit- Stop (1964)
- Sin palabras (1965)
- Con palabras (1965)
- El sonido de Los Iracundos (1965)
- Primeros en América (1966)
- En Estereofonía (1966)
- Los Iracundos en Roma (1967)
- La música de Los Iracundos (1967)
- La juventud (1968)
- Felicidad, felicidad (1968)
- Los Iracundos (1968)
- La lluvia terminó (1969)
- Los Iracundos para niños (1969)
- Los Iracundos (1969)
- Impactos (1970)
- Agua con amor (1971)
- Instrumental (1971)
- Lo mejor de Los Iracundos (1972)
- Te lo pido de rodillas (1973)
- Tango joven (1974)
- Y te has quedado sola (1974)
- Los Iracundos (1975)
- Los Iracundos (1976)
- Gol! (1977)
- Pasión y vida (1978)
- Amor y fe (1979)
- Incomparables (1980)
- Fue tormenta de verano (1981)
- 40 grados (1982)
- Los Iracundos (1983)
- Tú con él (1984)
- Iracundos 86 (1986)
- 20 Grandes 20 (1986)
- La Historia de Los Iracundos (1987)
Filmography
edit- Una ventana al éxito (1966)
- Ritmo, amor y juventud (1966)
- El galleguito de la cara sucia (1966)
- Este loco verano (1970)
- Balada para un mochilero (1971)
- Locos por la música (1980)
References
edit- ^ "Fallece Leonardo Franco, uno de los fundadores de Los Iracundos". El Universo (in Spanish). 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Murió Leonardo Franco, de Los Iracundos". 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Los Iracundos". Los Iracundos.
- ^ Rock uruguayo. Centro cultural de España, Montevideo. 2009. ISBN 9789974819504.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Fallece en Guatemala Leonardo Franco, uno de los fundadores de los Iracundos". Prensa Libre. 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Los Iracundos: Murió Leonardo Franco, 'Leoni', guitarrista de la emblemática banda". Perú21. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Los Iracundos". IMDb.
- ^ "Murió en Guatemala el guitarrista de "Los Iracundos", Leonardo Franco". Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
- ^ "Los Iracundos: guitarrista Leonardo Franco murió en Guatemala". El Comercio. 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Murió "Leoni" Franco, fundador de Los Iracundos". Espectador.com. 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Los Iracundos continuarán su gira por Guatemala aun sin Leonardo Franco". Pensa Libre. 2 December 2015.