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{{short description|Argentinian entertainer and singer}}
[[File:Raúl Lavié (cropped).jpg|thumb|210px|Raúl Lavié]]
'''Raúl Lavié''' (born August 22, 1937) nickname ''El Negro'', is an Argentine entertainer prominent in the [[Argentine tango|Tango]] genre.

==Life and work==
Raúl Alberto Peralta was born in [[Álvarez, Santa Fe|Álvarez]], located in the [[Rosario Department]] of the [[Santa Fe Province]], [[Argentina]] in 1937. He first sang on a local radio station in 1955 and was subsequently invited to perform on ''Radio Belgrano'' and ''Radio El Mundo'' in [[Buenos Aires]]. Enjoying early popular acclaim, he gained his first professional contract with [[Columbia Records]] in July 1957, by which he recorded with [[Tango music|Tango]] orchestra leader [[Héctor Varela (musician)|Héctor Varela]]. Touring the country with fellow vocalist Rodolfo Lessica, he was, by then, known to his public as Raúl Lavié.

Recording for [[Phillips International Records|Phillips]] with orchestra leader [[Héctor Stamponi]] in 1959, the following year ''Radio Libertad'' launched the ''Raúl Lavié Show'', his first as a host. Introducing a succession of young musicians to listeners, in 1962 these contacts helped earn him a spot in a new, teen-oriented [[musical comedy]] series, ''El Club del Clan''. Playing a self-confident social animal, Lavié's vocal talents came through in his Spanish-language interpretation of [[Paul Anka]] standards, among others'. Days before the first episode, in September of that year, Lavié was granted an interview by news anchor [[Lidia Elsa Satragno]]. Recently separated from his first wife, Lavié courted the television host, who was already a household word in Argentina by her nickname, "Pinky." The couple married in 1965 and had two sons.<ref>[http://www.violetarivas.com.ar/Raul%20Lavie-1.htm Raúl Lavié {{in lang|es}}]</ref>

Widely popular during its 1963 season, ''[[El Club del Clan]]'' was produced for the [[Argentina cinema|cinema]] in 1964. The show, however, quickly lost favor among its fickle teen audience and it was canceled later that year. Partial to the melancholy Tango, Lavié returned to the genre, recording with [[Osvaldo Fresedo]] and [[Horacio Salgán]], among others. Lavié was soon cast in a number of [[theatre]] roles, debuting on the stage at the National Comedy Theatre in [[Gregorio de Laferrère]]'s ''Locos de verano'' (''Summer Madness''). His performance earned him an invitation to [[Mexico City]], where he was cast in the title role in a local production of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' in 1968. His 1964 film role also opened doors for Lavié in cinema and he starred in 17 films in subsequent years, notably [[Lautaro Murúa]]'s ''Un guapo del 900'' (''The Cad'') in 1971 and [[Leopoldo Torre Nilsson]]'s ''[[Boquitas pintadas]]'' (''Painted faces'') in 1974. His marriage with Pinky became strained, resulting in their separation in 1974, and he subsequently married his current wife, Laura Basualdo. Continuing to perform in the theatre, as well as a tango vocalist and film actor, he accepted the leading roles in [[Bob Fosse]]'s [[Pippin (musical)|''Pippin'']] and in [[Nikos Kazantzakis]]' ''[[Zorba the Greek]]''.<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2005/06/23/espectaculos/c-00611.htm ''Clarín'' {{in lang|es}}]</ref><ref>[http://www.todotango.com/english/creadores/rlavie.asp Todo Tango {{in lang|es}}]</ref>

Touring internationally in 1985 with Claudio Segovia and Héctor Orezzoli's ''Tango Argentino'', Lavié's voice remained in great demand among Tango fans in Argentina and elsewhere. He joined Tango dancer [[Juan Carlos Copes]] and the cast of Manuel González Gil's ''De Borges a Piazzolla'' on their international tour in 1997 and returned to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] with ''Tango Argentino'' in 1999. He returned as [[Don Quixote]] in a Buenos Aires revival of ''Man of La Mancha'' in 2005, for which he received the Golden Ace, a prestigious Argentine award in the world of theatre. A versatile actor, he accepted the role of "Toddy" (a homosexual man) in a 2007 Argentine production of [[Victor/Victoria (musical)|''Victor/Victoria'']].<ref>[http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/espectaculos/6-53114-2005-07-01.html ''Pagina12'' {{in lang|es}}]</ref><ref>[http://200.40.120.165/Suple/SabadoShow/07/06/30/sshow_289294.asp ''El Pais'' {{in lang|es}}]</ref>

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[[Category:1937 births]]
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[[Category:Argentine male actors]]
[[Category:Argentine people of Spanish descent]]
[[Category:20th-century Argentine male singers]]
[[Category:Argentine television personalities]]
[[Category:Singers from Rosario, Santa Fe]]
[[Category:Illustrious Citizens of Buenos Aires]]
[[Category:Tango musicians]]

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