| Name |
Roberto Cantoral |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
Mexican |
| Date of Birth |
7-June-1935 |
| Place of Birth |
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas |
| Famous for |
Singing |
Roberto Cantoral Garcia was a Mexican composer, singer and songwriter. He was known for composing a string of hit Mexican songs, including El Triste, Al Final, La Barca and El Reloj. The Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de Mexico (English: Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico) estimated that La Barca and El Reloj have been recorded over 1,000 times by other artists like Placido Domingo, Gualberto Castro, Jose Jose, Luis Miguel, Joan Báez and Linda Ronstadt. In 2009, he won the Latin Grammy Trustee Award. Iconos, which was released by Marc Anthony in 2010, featured "El Triste".
Roberto Cantoral Garcia was born on 7 June 1935 in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas. From an early age, he showed an ability for music and its composition. Cantoral moved to Mexico City to attend college but dropped out to become a band leader. During his lifetime, Cantoral received many awards. He received medals of merit from Adolfo Lopez Mateos and Josip Broz Tito. In 1969, Cantoral won la presea Diana Cazadora and premio Cuauhtemoc de Oro (English: Diana the Huntress award and Cuauhtemoc Gold prize). He won three gold records for "El Reloj", "La Barca" and "El Triste". In 2010, Cantoral died after suffering a heart attack on a flight from Brownsville, Texas, to Mexico City. The plane made an emergency landing in Toluca, Mexico, where Cantoral was pronounced dead at the age of 75. His body was placed on public view at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. Cantoral's ashes were scattered in his hometown, Tampico, Tamaulipas.
