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50 minutos de humor con roberto barry radio el espectador 1964 wmv
Roberto Cesar Perez Ruibal better known by his pen name Roberto Barry (1920–1980) was a comedian, singer, journalist, actor, writer and radio and television comedy writer from Uruguay. He was born on October 12, 1920 in Montevideo and died on June 12, 1980.
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- 50 minutos de humor con roberto barry radio el espectador 1964 wmv
- ROBERTO BARRY ACTOR URUGUAYO
- Career
- Phonograms
- Discography
- References
ROBERTO BARRY ACTOR URUGUAYO
Career
Up to 1936, he used to act, accompanied by his guitar, in the Centenario cinema in Montevideo. After this he received a proposal to officiate as a radio singer, which took shape a few days after one the radio station El Espectador. Soon after he emigrated to Buenos Aires where he managed to sing only on a small radio station. During this period he met Adrian Lobato, from whom he received an offer to tour through Patagonia. At his request Roberto adopted the pseudonym by which would be recognized in his artistic life.
In 1948 he won first prize in the magazine category during the Uruguayan carnival, shared with "El Charro Carol."
In his varied artistic career he was always noted as one of the foremost exponents of dirty jokes (adult humor).
Phonograms
Among his many phonograms are recordings made with the Indiana Pals Orchestra, conducted by Mancuso and Comesaña. There are others made with Lucio Milena, Louis Caruso, Panchito Nolé, Julio Frade and Ruben Rada, among many others. He also benefited from a profusion of solo productions, with records produced by his own label "Errebe".
Discography
