Juan Carlos Lamas

Juan Carlos Lamas was a tango singer, born on 13 October 1921. ^[4] In 1942 he auditioned for Juan D'Arienzo at Radio El Mundo and joined the orchestra, singing alongside Héctor Mauré. ^[1]

His first recordings with D'Arienzo were made for RCA Victor on 24 September 1942. ^[2] His last session with the orchestra took place on 27 December 1943. ^[1]

After his time with D'Arienzo, Lamas performed in Madrid and Barcelona in 1948. ^[3] He also worked in film. He had a supporting role in Procesado 1040 in 1958, and he appeared in Leopoldo Torre Nilsson's Martín Fierro in 1968. ^[1] He was still performing in 2003, when he appeared in the show Tangos y algo más at Esquina Homero Manzi. ^[3] He died in Buenos Aires on 27 July 2004. ^[2]

With Juan D'Arienzo

In 1942 Lamas auditioned for Juan D'Arienzo at Radio El Mundo. He then joined the orchestra and sang alongside Héctor Mauré. ^[1]

He made his first recordings with D'Arienzo for RCA Victor on 24 September 1942. That session produced Pompas de jabón, Vieja recova and Embrujamiento. ^[2] A recording catalogue lists RCA Victor recordings sung by Lamas on 24 September, 27 October and 29 December 1942.

His last session with D'Arienzo was on 27 December 1943. At that session he recorded Candombe rioplatense, Es inútil que la llores and Viejo tintero. ^[1]

Later career

In 1948 Lamas performed in Madrid and Barcelona. ^[3]

He also acted in films. In 1958 he had a supporting role in the film Procesado 1040, and his biography describes that role as acclaimed. ^[1] In 1968 he appeared in Leopoldo Torre Nilsson's Martín Fierro. ^[1]

In the 2003–04 season he appeared in Tangos y algo más at Esquina Homero Manzi. ^[3] He died in Buenos Aires on 27 July 2004. ^[2]

Recordings

The dossier documents the following sessions with Juan D'Arienzo for RCA Victor: ^[1][2]