Eraclio Catalin Rodríguez Cereijo,[2] better known as Horacio Guarany (May 15, 1925 – January 13, 2017), was one of the main Argentine folklore singers, and a writer. Guarany died on January 13, 2017, at the age of 91.[3]

Horacio Guarany
Horacio Guarany in 2011
Horacio Guarany in 2011
Background information
Birth nameEraclio Catalín Rodríguez Cereijo
Born (1925-05-15) May 15, 1925 (age 99)
Las Garzas [es], Argentina
DiedJanuary 13, 2017(2017-01-13) (aged 91)
Luján, Argentina[1]
GenresArgentine folk music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, writer
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals

He was born in Las Garzas, Santa Fe Province, the thirteenth child of Jorge Rodríguez, a Guaraní man from Corrientes, and Feliciana Cereijo, a Spanish woman from León.[4] He was a member and supporter of the Communist Party of Argentina, which led to him being persecuted by the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance, and forced him into exile in 1974. He settled in Venezuela, later moving to Mexico and Spain. He returned to Argentina in 1978.[1] The military dictatorship made all their records disappear, in addition to censoring the diffusion of some songs such as "La guerrillera" or "Coplera del prisionero", among others.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sáliche, Luciano (13 January 2017). "Horacio Guarany, la historia de un artista perseguido". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ "His real name". Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. ^ Murió Horacio Guarany
  4. ^ "Horacio Guarany cumplió 90 años". El Tribuno (in Spanish). 17 May 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ . 2012-06-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120601175236/http://www.comfer.gov.ar/web/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/canciones-prohibidas1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2023-01-15. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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