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Oscar Alemán

Argentine jazz guitarist who led Josephine Baker's band.

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Oscar Alemán

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He died on 14 October 1980.[1] Alemán was the fourth of seven children born to pianist Marcela Pereira and guitarist Jorge Alemán Morales.[2]

Life and work

Selva Alemán became a renowned actress and died on 3 September 2024.[3] When he was six, Alemán became a member of the Moreira Sextet, a family group, where he initially performed on the cavaquinho and later switched to the guitar.[4] A regular engagement at the Alvear Palace Hotel was secured by him, and his recording of "Rosa Madreselva" became a success.[2] Alemán had a romantic relationship with actress Carmen Vallejo; their daughter, Selva Alemán, was born on 30 April 1944.[5][3]

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Alemán stayed well-liked until the late 1950s, when rock n roll and newer tango trends gained prominence.[5] His typical technique involved using a thumb pick and his fingers while performing on a D-hole Selmer Maccaferri guitar.[4]

What the cited sources add

The 2001 documentary "Oscar Alemán, vida con swing" was released in Argentina on 13 November 2003 and stars Oscar Alemán, Quique Pesoa, and Jorgelina Aleman.[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Oscar Alemán" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Carner, "The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1", Grove's Dictionaries Inc., 2002, p. 26 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Oscar Alemán" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Rethinking Race in Modern Argentina", Cambridge University Press, 21 March 2016 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. "Falleció la actriz Selva Alemán – Asociación Argentina de Actores y Actrices", actores.org.ar. facts only, no text reused. actores.org.ar
  4. Wikipedia, "Oscar Alemán" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bob Brozman, The History & Artistry of National Resonator Instruments, Centerstream Publishing, 1993, (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Oscar Alemán" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Falleció la actriz Selva Alemán – Asociación Argentina de Actores y Actrices", actores.org.ar (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  6. "Oscar Alemán, vida con swing (2001)". facts only, no text reused. cinenacional.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Oscar Alemán (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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