Ángel Domingo Riverol
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Ángel Domingo Riverol | |
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| Born | October 1, 1893 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | June 26, 1935 (aged 41) Medellín, Colombia |
| Occupations | Singer, composer, guitarist |
| Spouse | Aurelia Guliano |
Ángel Domingo Riverol (Buenos Aires; October 1, 1893 – Medellín, June 26, 1935) was one of Carlos Gardel's Argentine guitarists.[1][2]
He was born in the Montserrat neighborhood in October 1893. He was the youngest of six children of the couple Ángel Riverol and Dolores Cabral, both born in Las Palmas, Spain. It was his mother who taught him to play the guitar when he was only ten years old.[1]
He began his career in 1914 with the bandoneon player Juan Canaro, brother of Francisco, touring San Pedro, Bragado, and other cities in the province of Buenos Aires, without much success. Later, he accompanied Ignacio Corsini, who was performing at the "Teatro de Verano" with José Podestá's company. Married since 1913, he made a living working as a painter and wallpaper hanger,[1] a job he had to give up some time later due to surgery for a stomach ulcer.
In 1915, he refined his skills using his preferred musical instrument, a nine-string guitar, in a trio that included violinist Enrique Gímenez and a bandoneon player named Alonso. He played in various cafés with several musicians from the golden age.
In 1916 and 1917, he accompanied the well-remembered duo Greco-Riverol—formed by singers Ángel Greco and his cousin Ignacio Riverol—in their performances at the Casino Theater. In 1917, he joined a trio with the great bandoneon player Carlos Marcucci and the violinist Raimundo "Mumo" Orsi.[1]
In 1921, he formed a duo with guitarist and composer Antonio di Benedetto, also accompanying a singer named Remvenutto. In 1924 and 1925, he collaborated with Roberto Díaz and Pedro Noda. In 1928, he accompanied Libertad Lamarque, and the following year, Carlos Dix. That same year, together with Di Benedetto, he accompanied the vocal duo Pidoto-Argüello, made up of Pedro Pidoto and Ramón Eladio Argüello, creators of the well-remembered waltz Adoración, and with guitarist Juan José Buscaglia, they accompanied the singer Héctor Wilde. Starting in 1928, he accompanied singer Domingo Conte and his then-duo partner Pascual Ferrandino. He also worked with bandoneon players Julián Divasto and Fernando Montoni.[citation needed]
