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person_profile-Darío Moreno

Darío Moreno Died at age: 47

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Darío Moreno

Date of Birth:

Apr 03, 1921

Country of birth:

Turkey]

Died:

Dec 01, 1968

Biography of

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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Darío Moreno

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Filmography of

Darío Moreno

Found 30 Movies in total

Woman in Chains

Sala ( Actor )

... 1968

Hotel Paradiso

The Turk ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1965

... 1965

Good King Dagobert

Charibert ( Actor )

... 1963

Ladies First

L'aubergiste ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1962

... 1961

The Revolt of the Slaves

Massimiano ( Actor )

... 1960

Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century

Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator ( Actor )

... 1960

Lay Off Blondes

Rodinoff ( Actor )

... 1960

It Happened All Night

Darío Moreno ( Actor )

... 1960

Marie of the Isles

Desmarais, the traitor ( Actor )

... 1960

Come Dance with Me!

Florès ( Actor )

... 1959

Atomic Agent

Doctor Alberto / Don José ( Actor )

... 1959

Oh! What a Mambo

Miguel Montero ( Actor )

... 1959

A Woman Like Satan

Arbadajian ( Actor )

... 1958

Incognito

Fernando ( Actor )

... 1958

Anyone Can Kill Me

Luigi Falconi ( Actor )

... 1957

An Eye for an Eye

Le cafetier de Toluma ( Actor )

... 1957

... 1957

Forgive Our Trespasses

Rebor ( Actor )

... 1956

The Sheep Has Five Legs

Le joueur américain ( Actor )

... 1954

Dames Don't Care

Perera, the Head Waiter ( Actor )

... 1954

Quai des blondes

Lucky ( Actor )

... 1954

Poison Ivy

Joe Madrigal ( Actor )

... 1953

The Wages of Fear

Pepito Hernandez ( Actor )

... 1953

... 1953

... 1953

No Vacation for Mr. Mayor

The Maharaja ( Actor )

... 1951