Don Marino Barreto Jr. (8 December 1925 – 10 December 1971) was a Cuban-Italian

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singer and musician.

Career

Born Marino Barreto y Rubio in

Matanzas Matanzas (Cuban ; ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas Province, Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-American religions, Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Mat ...

, Barreto moved to Italy in 1949, beginning his career as a

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ist. His main success was the song " Arrivederci", which peaked the Italian hit parade in 1959 and won a Gold Record. Other Top 5 hits include the songs "Telefonami", "Visino d'angelo", "È vero", "Non lasciarmi". His success declined in the early 1960s, nonetheless Barreto continued his activity performing live until his death for

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on 8 December 1971 in

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, two days after his 46th birthday. He is sometimes confused with his half-brother,

Don Marino Barreto Don Marino Barreto Jr. (8 December 1925 – 10 December 1971) was a Cuban-Italian pop singer and musician. Career Born Marino Barreto y Rubio in Matanzas, Barreto moved to Italy in 1949, beginning his career as a contrabassist. His main success ...

(1907–1995), who had a singing career in Britain. Val Wilmer, ‘Barreto, Don Marino (1907–1995)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 200
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* * * 1925 births 1971 deaths People from Matanzas Italian pop singers Italian bass guitarists Cuban emigrants to Italy Deaths from cirrhosis 20th-century Italian male singers 20th-century Cuban male singers {{Italy-singer-stub