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Darío Moreno

Darío Moreno
  • Name: Darío Moreno
  • Birthday: 1921-04-03
  • Also known as: Dario Moreno,David Arugete
  • Place of birth: Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]
  • Popularity: 1.641
Biography: David Arugete (3 April 1921 – 1 December 1968), commonly known under his stage name Darío Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centred in France which also included films, during the 1950s and the 1960s. He became famous with his 1961 song Brigitte Bardot. Darío Moreno was born to a large Jewish family. He was orphaned in early childhood when his father, who worked in a train station in Aydın, was shot dead under tragic circumstances. He was placed in the Sephardic orphanage of Izmir (Nido De Guerfanos) by his mother and remained there until he was four. After a primary education... Read More

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Title Release date
The Saint Lies in Wait   as  (uncredited) 1966-10-26
Hotel Paradiso   as  The Turk 1966-03-01
Tell Me Whom to Kill 1965-11-26
Dernier tiercé 1965-07-17
Good King Dagobert   as  Charibert 1963-11-20
No temas a la ley   as  Bruno Suárez 1963-08-02
Ladies First   as  L'aubergiste 1963-04-12
Le tout pour le tout 1962-07-06
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece   as  Midas Papos 1961-12-06
The Revolt of the Slaves   as  Massimiano 1960-12-30
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century   as  Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator 1960-12-16
Lay Off Blondes   as  Rodinoff 1960-12-07
It Happened All Night   as  Darío Moreno 1960-09-13
Marie of the Isles   as  Desmarais, the traitor 1960-01-15
Come Dance with Me!   as  Florès 1959-12-18
Atomic Agent   as  Doctor Alberto / Don José 1959-11-04
Oh! What a Mambo   as  Miguel Montero 1959-05-13
A Woman Like Satan   as  Arbadajian 1958-12-19
Incognito   as  Fernando 1958-04-09
Anyone Can Kill Me   as  Luigi Falconi 1957-12-06
An Eye for an Eye   as  Le cafetier de Toluma 1957-09-13
Burning Fuse 1957-02-27
Forgive Our Trespasses   as  Rebor 1956-08-01
The Sheep Has Five Legs   as  Le joueur américain 1954-09-24
Dames Don't Care   as  Perera, the Head Waiter 1954-05-05
Quai des blondes   as  Lucky 1954-04-07
Poison Ivy   as  Joe Madrigal 1953-05-26
The Wages of Fear   as  Pepito Hernandez 1953-04-22
Sins of Paris 1953-04-17
Deux de l'escadrille 1953-01-30
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor   as  The Maharaja 1951-11-04