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Darío Moreno

David Arugete (3 April 1921 – 1 December 1968), commonly known under his stage name Darío Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centred in France which also included films, during the 1950s and the 1960s. He became famous with his 1961 song Brigitte Bardot. Darío Moreno was born to a large Jewish family. He was orphaned in early childhood when his father, who worked in a train station in Aydın, was shot dead under tragic circumstances. He was placed in the Sephardic orphanage of Izmir (Nido De Guerfanos) by his mother and remained there until he was four. After a primary education in the Jewish educational establishments of Izmir, he had many odd jobs during his early youth. He put great effort into continuing his education while simultaneously working to make a living. He started working as an errand boy in the law firm of the city's prominent lawyers, and he was eventually trained to become a clerk in the office. In the evenings, he would study French in Izmir's Central Library. With a guitar that had fallen into his hands by chance, he also learned to play the guitar, mainly on his own with occasional tutoring from acquaintances. He started singing at Bar Mitzva celebrations as a second job. In his early twenties, he had already become a well-known singer in Izmir, and particularly among the Jewish community. During his military service in the Turkish Army, he was employed as a singer in officers' quarters in various garrisons and became more focused on music. His first truly professional musical performance started in his hometown right after his discharge, and was arranged through connections established while in the army. When he started making money with his music, he moved to the better-off Jewish quarter of Karataş to a house in a street leading to the historical building of Asansör, one of the city's landmarks (and which literally means the "Elevator", people taking an actual elevator to go to the higher part of the quarter, this part being separated by the coastal strait with a steep slope). Nowadays this street is named Dario Moreno Sokağı (Dario Moreno Street) in his legacy. A hyperactive personality, Darío Moreno died of a heart attack resulted from a discussion occurred between him and an airport gate staff in the Atatürk Airport. He was slightly late for one of his flights, on his way to Paris for a concert. He was also planning to attend the first "Turkish Night" planned to take place in Paris.The airport gate staff discretionary did not allow him to board the plane and this led to a serious debate which resulted with Moreno's heart attack. He was only 47. According to his will he wanted to be buried in İzmir, Turkey but he was buried in Holon, Israel, by his mother Madam Roza. ... Source: Article "Darío Moreno" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Apr 3, 1921 In Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]
Movie/TV Credits:
28
First Appeared:
In the movie No Vacation for Mr. Mayor 1951-11-04
Latest Project:
Movie The Saint Lies in Wait 1966-10-26
Known For
Poster of Marie of the Isles
Poster of Atomic Agent
Poster of Oh! What a Mambo
Filmography
Movie Hotel Paradiso The Turk 1966-03-01
Movie The Saint Lies in Wait (uncredited) 1966-10-26
Movie Dernier tiercé 1965-07-17
Movie Ladies First L'aubergiste 1963-04-12
Movie No temas a la ley Bruno Suárez 1963-08-02
Movie Good King Dagobert Charibert 1963-11-20
Movie Le tout pour le tout 1962-07-06
Movie Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece Midas Papos 1961-12-06
Movie It Happened All Night Darío Moreno 1960-09-13
Movie Marie of the Isles Desmarais, the traitor 1960-01-15
Movie Lay Off Blondes Rodinoff 1960-12-07
Movie Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator 1960-12-16
Movie The Revolt of the Slaves Massimiano 1960-12-30
Movie Oh! What a Mambo Miguel Montero 1959-05-13
Movie Come Dance with Me! Florès 1959-12-18
Movie Atomic Agent Doctor Alberto / Don José 1959-11-04
Movie A Woman Like Satan Arbadajian 1958-12-19
Movie Burning Fuse 1957-02-27
Movie An Eye for an Eye Le cafetier de Toluma 1957-09-13
Movie Anyone Can Kill Me Luigi Falconi 1957-12-06
Movie Forgive Our Trespasses Rebor 1956-08-01
Movie Dames Don't Care Perera, the Head Waiter 1954-05-05
Movie The Sheep Has Five Legs Le joueur américain 1954-09-24
Movie Deux de l'escadrille 1953-01-30
Movie Poison Ivy Joe Madrigal 1953-05-26
Movie Sins of Paris 1953-04-17
Movie The Wages of Fear Pepito Hernandez 1953-04-22
Movie No Vacation for Mr. Mayor The Maharaja 1951-11-04