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Marcos Mundstock (May 25, 1942 – April 22, 2020) was an Argentine musician, writer, comedian, actor, broadcaster and copywriter. He had dual nationality of Argentina and Spain, having obtained the latter in 2012.[1]
Born in Santa Fe, Argentina, he was best known as a founding member of Les Luthiers,[2] their emcee, and as writer of many of their shows and lyrics. He also invented one of their most famous instruments, the gom-horn (a trumpet parody) and occasionally played keyboards and percussion for their numbers. Mostly, his role was that of the 'non-musician' member, in spite of having sung for their (mostly operatic) pieces with some frequency.
In the beginning of 2020, it was announced that, due to health problems, Mundstock would not be a part of Les Luthiers for the year. He died on April 22, 2020, in Buenos Aires, due to a brain tumor diagnosed in 2019.[3][4]
Honours
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Spain:
Commander by Number of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (cnYC) (2007)
References
edit- ^ "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2012-12060". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "Visita con buen humor Mundstock y Rabinovich, componentes de Les Luthiers, acudieron ayer a la Ciudad Deportiva para saludar a sus compatriotas del Zaragoza". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 26 November 2006. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Mundstock no estará en Les Luthiers en 2020". La Capital. 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ Grijelmo, Àlex (22 April 2020). "Muere Marcos Mundstock, narrador de Les Luthiers, el mayor ingenio de las palabras". El País.
External links
edit- Marcos Mundstock discography at Discogs
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