Víctor Yturbe (born Víctor Manuel De Anda Iturbe; May 8, 1936 – November 28, 1987) was a

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under the stage name " El Pirulí".

Career

Yturbe was born in

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. In the 1960s, he made his first contact with the artistic world, working as an aquatic clown in a

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. After a spinal injury, he stayed in the Hotel Posada Vallarta in March 1964 where he started to sing professionally in the hotel's bar. Out of this experience came his first compositions, and he soon recorded his first album, entitled ''"Noches en el Posada Vallarta"'', which included the popular track "Puerto Vallarta". His nickname "Pirulí" was because, due to his slim figure, he resembled a pirulí (a type of lollipop famous in Latin America). Throughout his extensive career he recorded numerous albums, always with the collaboration of

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, better known as the Primer Requinto de América, that have proven very successful in the 18 years since his death. Victor sings to actress

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in his song Veronica. Yturbe left behind as his legacy numerous recordings, which years later, and digitally remastered, would be used by well-known musicians of Latin romantic music on a tribute CD with participants such as

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(on the track Mil besos);

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(on the track Historia de un Amor) and

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(on the track Verdad Amarga), among many others.

Death

Yturbe was murdered on November 28, 1987 in Atizapan de Zaragoza. He was shot after he opened the door to his house. The cause was never established, and no one has ever been charged with his killing.

Albums

*1988: '' Canta A Roberto Cantoral'' *1981: '' Ni Retiro Ni Regreso'' *1978: '' De Vez En Vez'' *1976: '' Noches En La Posada Vallarta'' *1976: '' Condición'' *1976: '' Por Si Acaso Me Recuerdas'' *1972: ''

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'' *1972: '' Solo Para Adultos'' *1971: '' Te Pido Y Te Ruego''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yturbe, Victor 1936 births 1987 deaths 20th-century Mexican male singers Deaths by firearm in Mexico Male murder victims Mexican murder victims Mexican people of Basque descent Unsolved murders in Mexico