# Chico Novarro

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Argentine singer-songwriter and composer (1934–2023)

Chico Novarro Novarro in 1975 Born Bernardo Mitnik 4 September 1934 (1934-09-04) Santa Fe, Argentina Died 18 August 2023(2023-08-18) (aged 88) Buenos Aires, Argentina

**Bernardo Mitnik** (4 September 1934 – 18 August 2023), best known as **Chico Novarro**, was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer, musician, television presenter and actor. He was specialized in [tango](/source/Tango) and [bolero](/source/Bolero) compositions.

## Life and career

Born in [Santa Fe](/source/Santa_Fe%2C_Argentina), the son of a Ukrainian shoemaker and a Jewish housewife of Romanian origin, Novarro started studying music at young age; as an adolescent he moved to [Córdoba](/source/C%C3%B3rdoba%2C_Argentina) to cure his asthma, and there he began playing drums in a jazz band and in an orchestra.[1] In 1956 he joined the jazz ensemble Agrupación Nuevo Jazz, which also included [Gato Barbieri](/source/Gato_Barbieri).[1] In 1961, he moved to [Buenos Aires](/source/Buenos_Aires), where he briefly joined the jazz band Swing Timers,[2] and formed the duo Los Navarros with Raúl Bonetto, recording an album for [RCA](/source/RCA_Records).[1]

Novarro had his breakout as a cast member of the 1962-4 [Canal 13](/source/El_Trece) musical show [*Club del Clan*](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Club_del_Clan_(television_program)&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_del_Clan)], which gave him immediate notoriety and made him a teen idol.[1][2] He soon started releasing successful albums, and authoring hits for other singers including [Palito Ortega](/source/Palito_Ortega) and [Violeta Rivas](/source/Violeta_Rivas).[1]

Between late 1960s and 1970s Novarro collaborated several times with [María Elena Walsh](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Elena_Walsh).[1] In 1975 he was in a big musical named "Corrientes de Lujo" in the European style Sans Souci Music hall, with Estela Raval, [Marty Cosens](/source/Marty_Cosens) and [Jorge Perez Evelyn](/source/Jorge_Perez_Evelyn).[3]. In the early 1970s, he collaborated with [Eladia Blázquez](/source/Eladia_Bl%C3%A1zquez), who introduced him to the [tango](/source/Tango) composition.[2] Another notable collaboration was with [Rubén Juárez](/source/Rub%C3%A9n_Ju%C3%A1rez), who starting from 1983 recorded several of his songs, also duetting with him in "Cordón" and "El último round".[1] Starting from the late 1980s he had a large stage success with the show *Arráncame la vida*.[1][2]

Among Novarro's major hits were "Carta de un león a otro", the [OTI Festival 1979](/source/OTI_Festival_1979) winner "Cuenta conmigo", "Algo contigo", "El camaleón", "Cómo".[1][2] During his career he composed over sixty hundred songs, as well as film scores and incidental music.[2] Beyond boleros and tangos, he also composed pop, rock, jazz, and [cumbia](/source/Argentine_cumbia) songs.[4] He also appeared in several films, mostly comedies.[2] He died on 18 August 2023, at the age of 89.[1][2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pag_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pag_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pag_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-pag_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-pag_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-pag_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-pag_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-pag_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-pag_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-pag_1-9) Giordano, Santiago (19 August 2023). ["Chico Novarro, amo y señor de la canción popular"](https://www.pagina12.com.ar/580272-chico-novarro-amo-y-senor-de-la-cancion-popular). *[Página 12](/source/P%C3%A1gina_12)* (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bio_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-bio_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-bio_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-bio_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-bio_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-bio_2-7) Redacción (18 August 2023). ["Murió Chico Novarro, uno de los grandes compositores de boleros y canciones románticas"](https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/musica/murio-chico-novarro-grandes-compositores-boleros-canciones-romanticas_0_lOUnFJxdGP.html). *[Clarín](/source/Clar%C3%ADn_(Argentine_newspaper))* (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Corrientes de Lujo"](https://www.alternativateatral.com/obra85783-corrientes-de-lujo). Retrieved 7 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tn_4-0)** ["La carrera de Chico Novarro: del "Club del Clan" a los grandes boleros"](https://tn.com.ar/musica/noticias/2023/08/18/chico-novarro-del-club-del-clan-a-los-grandes-boleros-y-el-origen-de-su-nombre-artistico/). *[Todo Noticias](/source/Todo_Noticias)* (in Spanish). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

## External links

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- [Chico Novarro](https://www.discogs.com/artist/5124428) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

- [Chico Novarro](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636983/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e OTI Festival winners Countries 1972: Brazil 1973: Mexico 1974: Puerto Rico 1975: Mexico 1976: Spain 1977: Nicaragua 1978: Brazil 1979: Argentina 1980: Puerto Rico 1981: Spain 1982: Venezuela 1983: Brazil 1984: Chile 1985: Mexico 1986: United States 1987: Venezuela 1988: Argentina 1989: Mexico 1990: Mexico 1991: Argentina 1992: Spain 1993: Spain 1994: Argentina 1995: Spain 1996: Spain 1997: Mexico 1998: Chile 2000: United States Songs 1972: "Diálogo" 1973: "Qué alegre va María" 1974: "Hoy canto por cantar" 1975: "La felicidad" 1976: "Canta cigarra" 1977: "Quincho Barrilete" 1978: "El amor... cosa tan rara" 1979: "Cuenta conmigo" 1980: "Contigo mujer" 1981: "Latino" 1982: "Puedes contar conmigo" 1983: "Estrela de papel" 1984: "Agualuna" 1985: "El fandango aquí" 1986: "Todos" 1987: "La felicidad está en un rincón de tu corazón" 1988: "Todavía eres mi mujer" 1989: "Una canción no es suficiente" 1990: "Un bolero" 1991: "Adónde estás ahora" 1992: "A dónde voy sin ti" 1993: "Enamorarse" 1994: "Canción despareja" 1995: "Eres mi debilidad" 1996: "Mis manos" 1997: "Se diga lo que se diga" 1998: "Fin de siglo, éste es el tiempo de inflamarse, deprimirse o transformarse" 2000: "Mala hierba" Performers 1972: Claudia Regina & Tobías 1973: Imelda Miller 1974: Nydia Caro 1975: Gualberto Castro 1976: María Ostiz 1977: Guayo González 1978: Denisse de Kalafe 1979: Daniel Riolobos 1980: Rafael José 1981: Francisco 1982: Grupo Unicornio 1983: Jessé 1984: Fernando Ubiergo 1985: Eugenia León 1986: Dámaris Carbaugh, Miguel Ángel Guerra and Eduardo Fabián 1987: Alfredo Alejandro 1988: Guillermo Guido 1989: Analí 1990: Carlos Cuevas 1991: Claudia Brant 1992: Francisco 1993: Ana Reverte 1994: Claudia Carenzio 1995: Marcos Llunas 1996: Anabel Russ 1997: Iridián 1998: Florcita Motuda 2000: Hermanas Chirino Songwriters 1972: Paulo César Pinheiro / Baden Powell 1973: Celia Bonfil 1974: Nydia Caro / Ricardo Ceratto 1975: Felipe Gil 1976: María Ostiz 1977: Carlos Mejía Godoy 1978: Denisse de Kalafe 1979: Chico Novarro / Raúl Parentella 1980: Ednita Nazario / Laureano Brizuela 1981: Pablo Herrero / José Luis Armenteros 1982: Luis Gerardo Tovar / Carlos Moreán 1983: Jessé Florentino Santos / Elifas Andreato 1984: Fernando Ubiergo 1985: Marcial Alejandro 1986: Vilma Planas 1987: Luis Gerardo Tovar / Arnoldo Nali 1988: Carlos Castellón 1989: Jesús Monarrez 1990: Francisco Curiel / Pedro Cárdenas 1991: Claudia Brant / Sebastián Schon 1992: Chema Purón 1993: Alejandro Abad 1994: Bibi Albert 1995: Alejandro Abad 1996: Chema Purón / Eduardo Leiva 1997: Francisco Curiel / José Manuel Fernández / Pedro Cárdenas 1998: Raúl Alarcón 2000: Angie Chirino / Olga María Chirino / Emilio Estefan

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