Juan Guillermo Aguirre Mandiola (born December 22, 1952), better known as «Memo Aguirre» or «Capitán Memo», is a Chilean singer and musician famous for performing the opening and closing themes of several

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during the 1970s and 1980s.

Biography

Juan Guillermo Aguirre was born on December 22, 1952, in

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, his early musical career started during his adolescence when participated in the band named "Los Sacros", in 1972 Aguirre moved to the

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, setting in

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, working as a singer in

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s and

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s. Later he got a job in the company Sound Connection Studios. Aguirre during the 1970s and 1980s sung the opening and credits songs for cartoon and anime shows such as: ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Steel Jeeg'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', some of them in collaboration with the American Shuki Levy. In addition to composing

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for famous series such as

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and

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, he also composed for albums by American performers such as

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, several of his songs are compiled in "Las grandes aventuras" and "La legión de los superhéroes" under the name of "Superbanda" (Superband). In 2004, under the artistic name of «Capitán Memo» (Captain Memo) he released "El Regreso de los Robots" (''The Return of the Robots''), a CD album which contains many old songs that were composed by him re-recorded the following year "Grand Prix" was released, equally credited to Capitan Memo.

List of works

* 1973:

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(Siempre en el bosque) * 1975: Steel Jeeg (El Vengador) * 1975:

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(La abeja Maya) * 1976:

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(El Gladiador) * 1976:

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(Supermagnetrón) * 1976:

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(La Máquina del Tiempo) * 1976:

(La Pequeña Lulú) * 1978:

(Capitán Futuro) * 1978:

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(El Galáctico) * 1979: Lulu, The Flower Angel (Ángel, la niña de las flores) * 1979:

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(La Ballena Josefina) * 1979:

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(Mujer Araña) * 1979:

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(Rey Arturo) * 1980: Zukkoke Knight: Don De La Mancha (Don Quijote y los Cuentos de la Mancha) * 1983:

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(He-Man y los amos del Universo)

Discography

as Superbanda * La Pequeña Lulú (1981) * Las grandes aventuras (1981) * La legión de los superhéroes (1981) as Capitán Memo * El regreso de los robots (2004) * Grand Prix (2005)

References

External links

Memo Aguirre's old official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aguirre, Memo 1952 births Living people Chilean male guitarists 20th-century Chilean male singers 20th-century Chilean male artists