Dario Moreno

Darío Moreno (born April 3, 1921 in Aydın , † December 1, 1968 in Istanbul ) was a Jewish-Turkish singer and actor.

He was born as David Arugete into a Sephardic family in Aydın. He started his career as a singer at bar mitzvah celebrations. In 1948 he went to Paris and recorded his first records there. In French films, he played mostly exotic characters.

At the age of 47 he died at the airport in Istanbul. He is buried in Cholon , Israel. A street in the Karataş district of Izmir is named after him.

Filmography

1951: Pas de vacances pour Monsieur le Maire 1953: Deux de l'escadrille 1953: The reward of fear (Le salaire de la peur) 1953: Under the spell of blond Satan (La môme vert de gris) 1954: Hot goods for Marseille (Quai des blondes) 1954: Serenade for two pistols ( Les femmes s'en balancent ) 1954: The mutton with five legs (Le mouton à cinq pattes) 1956: The Wolves (Pardonnez nos offenses) 1957: Spit in Satan's face (Le feu aux poudres) 1957: An eye for an eye (L'œil pour l'œil) 1957: The sixth man (Tous peuvent me tuer) 1958: Incognito 1958: A woman like Satan (La femme et le pantin) 1959: Oh! Qué mambo 1959: Nathalie plays agent secret 1959: Do you want to dance with me? (Voulez-vous danser avec moi?)

1960: Slaves of Pirate Island (Marie des Isles) 1960: Blond charm and weird shadows (Touche pas aux blondes) 1960: Candide or optimism in the 20th century (Candide ou l'optimisme au XXe siècle) 1960: The slaves of Rome (La rivolta degli schiavi) 1961: Tintin and the secret of the golden fleece (Tintin et le mystère de la toison d'or) 1962: The Merry Widow 1963: Eddie only pats cheeky cats (Les femmes d'abord) 1963: No temas a la ley 1963: Le tout pour le tout 1963: Le bon roi Dagobert 1964: Le dernier tiercé 1965: Dis-moi qui tuer 1966: Hotel Paradiso 1966: The Lord with the MP (Le Saint prend l'affût) 1968: His prisoner (La prisonnière)

Chansons

French

• Istambul (1954)
• C'est magnifique (1955)
• Etranger au Paradis (1955)
• Quand Elle Danse (1956)
• L'air du brésilien (1956)
• Je vais revoir ma blonde (1956)
• Coucouroucoucou (1957)
• Si tu vas à rio (1958)
• Tout l'amour (1959)
• Le Marchand de bonheur (1959)
• La Bamba (1960)
• Mustapha (1960)
• Brigitte Bardot (1961)
• Quizas quizas quizas (1963)
• La Quete (1968)

Turkish

• Deniz ve Mehtap
• Hatıralar Hayal Oldu
• İstanbul'un Kızları
• Her Akşam Sarhoş

Records

• Granada- Adios Amigos
• Bossa Nova
• Calypso
• Le coco
• Canım İzmir
• Si Tu Vas A Rio / Viens
• Long Bos
• Moreno Poy poy
• Mulata Ye Ye Ye
• Hatıralar Hayal Oldu / Olam Boyun Kurbanı
• Tropical Dario
• Oh Que Dario

Web links

• Darío Moreno in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Entry in the Discogs directory