Roberto Sánchez I would have turned 80 years today. A round date for an artist who, more than a figure, became a myth. Sandrothe gypsy, the idol, was a mass phenomenon that Romantic music transcended to leave an indelible mark on Latin American popular culture. However, its legacy is much more complex than it is often reduced to its ballads.
On this anniversary, it is essential to explore that other facet that intimately links it with the Rock and rolla genre that saw him born and that he never stopped flirting.
Sandro and its beginnings of rock hand
To understand Sandro as a whole, we must return to the dawn of his career, to those years of effervescence in which rock and roll broke into Argentina.
In the early 60s, Roberto Sánchez, a young man from Valentín Alsina, formed his first band, The oklahoma caniches. It soon changed the name to Those of firea group that presented itself with a scenic savagery that was far from the neat image of the crooner that would immortalize it.
It was the era of the “rebels without cause”, of Elvis Presley and of Little Richardand Sandro and his band embraced that energy with a feverish passion.
In a context where most of the artists of the time were dedicated to interpreting versions of Italian or Spanish themes, Sandro dared to adapt classics of rock and roll to Spanish. Among the versions are songs from The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Dave Clark Five, Ray Charles (what I said), The Animals, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Tom Jones.
Sandro and those of fire Not only showed their devotion to gender, but also democratized rock for a Spanish -speaking audience. These were times when the language was a barrier, and Sandro’s audacity put it at the forefront.
His shows, with his frantic movements of pelvis and his ecstasy screams, were a faithful copy of the Rockabilly Spiritwhich earned him comparisons with his own Elvis. He was not just an interpreter, it was a showman who understood the power of the body and the staging to complement the music.
Over time, the musical genre that made it famous was that of the Romantic balladbut the rock root never detached completely. Even in their most melodic songs, the power of the electric guitar and the strength of their vocal interpretation always had an echo of rock and roll. His song style, with that characteristic vibrate and that total delivery in each verse, was a direct legacy of its beginnings.
From pappo to Charly García, the recognition of national rock to Sandro
While there were moments where his role in the explosion of rock in Argentina was minimized, time was putting things in his place. León Gieco began the wave of recognition and recorded with him “My friend”an issue included in its 1988 album, “Heart Seeds”.
In 1990, the gypsy, had a program on Channel 13, “Dear Sandro”. In one of his shipments he invited Pappo along with Riff And there they were encouraged to do some issues together.
Another impossible moment to forget is your participation in the duo album of Pedro Aznar and Charly Garcia “Tango 4” (1991), there Sandro recorded with them a review of “Break everything”of The Shakers.
Sandro Pedro Aznar and Charly Garcia
In 1996, Sandro made a pair with Raúl Porchetto in the successful “Dancing on the sidewalk”a piece whose duo version was included on the off -game album. There Valentín Alsina’s man enjoyed recording a rock.
The most eloquent tribute to its influence in rock came in 1999 with the album “Tribute to Sandro: a rock album”. This album is a jewel that encapsulates the reverence of Argentine rock by the gypsy. Bands and artists like Divided, Bersuit Vergarabat, the fabulous Cadillacs, and Attaque 77among others, they reinterpreted their most emblematic themes, stripping them of the ballad patina to reveal its raw and rocker essence.
Sandro’s legacy 80 years after his birth
Sandro’s legacy is multifaceted. He is the Rocker of Valentín Alsina, the balladist who fallen in love with millions, the actor who filled the movie theaters, the myth that was aggigant after his departure in 2010. On his 80th birthday, his music continues to resonatenot only in the memory of those who saw it live, but also in the new generations that discover that powerful voice gypsy and suggestive movements.
Sandro was a total artist, capable of moving between genres, of being at the same time The Incarnation of Rock and Roll Rebel and the heart of the romantic ballad. His influence on national rock is undeniable, and his figure, eight decades from his birth, remains a lighthouse in the history of Argentine music.
Source: Ambito
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
