{{Short description|Argentine singer, actor and television presenter (1935–2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Marty Cosens | image = Marty Cosens - Anahí, 1965 (cropped).jpg | caption = Cosens in 1965 | birth_name = Rubén Mario Cosentino | birth_date = {{Birth-date|1 September 1935}} | birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | death_date = {{Death-date and age|20 August 2001|1 September 1935}} | death_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina | occupation = | spouse = | children = }}
'''Rubén Mario Cosentino''' (1 September 1935 – 20 August 2001), best known as '''Marty Cosens''', was an Argentine singer, actor, television presenter and record producer.
==Life and career== Born in Buenos Aires, Cosens started his career on stage and then became popular thanks to the radio.<ref name="bio">{{cite news |title=El cantante Marty Cosens falleció ayer |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/el-cantante-marty-cosens-fallecio-ayer-nid329143/ |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=La Nación |date=21 August 2001 |language=es}}</ref> He had his breakout in 1960, thanks to a number of twist hit songs from his album ''Explosivos''.<ref name="bio2">{{cite news |title=Murió Marty Cosens |url=https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/murio-marty-cosens_0_S1fhLvx0Fe.html |access-date=20 September 2023 |work=Clarín |date=21 August 2001 |language=es}}</ref>
Starting from the show ''Tropicana Club'' that he co-hosted with Chico Novarro, he also worked as a television presenter.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="bio2" /> In 1972, he moved for several years to Mexico, where he successfully continued his acting and musical career.<ref name="bio" /> Returned to Argentina, he starred in the first Argentine stage version of ''Chicago'', then in the musical "Corrientes de Lujo" in 1976, with Chico Novarro, Estela Raval,Jorge Perez Evelyn as vedette and Betty Lascaris from the Moulin Rouge of Paris. [https://www.alternativateatral.com/obra85783-corrientes-de-lujo Musical Corrientes de Lujo ]He topped the charts with the album ''El profesor de violín'' and had a major television success hosting the Canal 9 show ''Sábados en familia''.<ref name="bio" /> Also active in films and TV-series, he died from an incurable disease on 20 August 2001, at the age of 65.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="bio2" />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cosens, Marty }} Category:1935 births Category:2001 deaths Category:People from Buenos Aires Category:Argentine male singers Category:Argentine pop singers Category:Argentine television presenters Category:Argentine stage actors Category:Argentine television actors Category:Argentine film actors Category:Argentine record producers