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Luis Mariano

Luis Mariano

Actor · 1914 – 1970 · Irún, Guipúzcoa, Spain

Luis Mariano Eusebio González García (13 August 1914 – 14 July 1970), also known as Luis Mariano, was a popular tenor of Spanish origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with "La belle de Cadix" ("The Beautiful Lady of Cadix") an operetta by Francis Lopez. He appeared in the 1954 film Adventures of the Barber of Seville and Le Chanteur de Mexico (1957) and became popular in France as well as his native Spain. Luis Mariano was born in Irun, Spain on 13 August 1914, the son of a garagiste and taxi-driver and showed interest in singing as a child. His family moved to France at the start of the Spanish Civil War and settled in Bordeaux where he studied at the Conservatoire, and also sang in cabarets. Jeanne Lagiscarde, who was in charge of the classical department of a record store in Bordeaux, took Mariano under her wing, and gave up her job to nurture his talent in Paris. To earn a living, he sang in stage shows and appeared in films, starting with 'L'escalier sans fin' in 1943. That year he auditioned for the role of Ernesto in Don Pasquale, and sang in the opera at the Palais de Chaillot and later at the Théâtre des Variétés, with Vina Bovy, recording excerpts from the opera. He also left many recordings of popular song and operetta. He continued to appear in other films from 1946, including a singing role in Napoléon and a film adaptation of Lehar's Der Zarewitsch. In his encyclopedia Gänzl describes Mariano as a "svelte singing idol of French operetta of the post-war stage and screen". Mariano died in Paris in 1970. His music is featured prominently in the 1996 Belgian film Le huitième jour in which he is played by Laszlo Harmati during scenes employing magical realism. In 2014, French baritone David Serero recorded an album with Mariano classics performed in a Jazz version for the 100th anniversary of his birth: David Serero chante Luis Mariano – jazz version. Source: Article "Luis Mariano" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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  • Movie6.3

    Napoléon

    Napoleon

    1955 · 23 votes

  • Movie5.7

    Violetas imperiales

    Imperial Violets

    1952 · 13 votes

  • Movie9.0

    L'Escalier sans fin

    1943 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.5

    La belle de Cadix

    1953 · 13 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Candide ou l’optimisme au XXᵉ siècle

    Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

    1960 · 14 votes

  • Movie4.3

    Printemps à Paris

    Springtime in Paris

    1957 · 4 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Ramuntcho

    1938 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Quatre jours à Paris

    Four Days in Paris

    1955 · 4 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Paris chante toujours !

    Paris Still Sings!

    1951 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Le Chanteur de Mexico

    The Singer from Mexico

    1957 · 19 votes

  • Movie5.2

    Pas de week-end pour notre amour

    Not Any Weekend for Our Love

    1950 · 5 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Fandango

    1948 · 2 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Le Chant de l'exilé

    1943 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.3

    Aventuras del barbero de Sevilla

    The Adventurer of Seville

    1954 · 4 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Je n'aime que toi...

    I Love Only You

    1949 · 5 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Histoire de chanter

    History of Singing

    1947 · 1 votes

  • Movie5.2

    Sérénade au Texas

    Serenade of Texas

    1958 · 6 votes

  • Movie5.0

    À la Jamaïque

    Love in Jamaica

    1957 · 2 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Andalousie

    Andalusia

    1951 · 5 votes

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  • Movie4.5

    Cargaison clandestine

    Secret Cargo

    1947 · 2 votes

  • Movie5.5

    Rendez-vous à Grenade

    Rendezvous in Grenada

    1951 · 2 votes

  • Movie8.0

    Der Zarewitsch

    The Little Czar

    1954 · 1 votes

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  • TV6.8

    Champs-Elysées

    1982 · 9 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

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    Discorama

    1959 · 1 votes

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