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Pedro Aquiles Messone Rivas (6 June 1934 – 1 June 2023) was a Chilean folk singer and actor, whose career spanned almost 60 years.
Life and career
Born in Temuco, the son of a company manager, Messone grew up in Valparaíso. While a student at the Seminario San Rafael, he became friends with Luis Urquidi, with whom he co-founded the neo-folk ensemble Los Cuatro Cuartos. Moving to Santiago, he made his acting debut in an amateur dramatic company, before making his major professional debut in the drama La pérgola de las flores with the Teatro Ensayo de la Universidad Católica. In 1964, torn between his commitments as an actor and musician, he left his group and started a short-lived ensemble, Los de Las Condes, which had a major hit with "El corralero".
In 1966, Messone started his solo career with the album El solitario, which was a massive success thanks to the eponymous song, as well as the hits "Pa' mar adentro", "El ovejero" and "El cigarrito". He took part in several editions of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival. His last hit was "La tejedora" (1982).
A supporter of Augusto Pinochet, Messone campaigned for the Yes at the 1988 Chilean national plebiscite. In 1992, he ran for mayor of Buin with the Independent Democratic Union party, without being elected.
In 2018, Messone received the Premio a la Música Nacional Presidente de la República for his career. Messone died on 1 June 2023, at the age of 88.
Discography
El solitario, 1966
Pedro Messone con Los Paulos, 1966
La fonda de ño Pedro, 1967
Gracias, 1967
Si vas para Chile, y otras canciones tradicionales, 1969
Chile romántico y tradicional, 1969
Voy por la vida cantando, 1969
Éxitos de oro, 1971
Grandes intérpretes del Neofolklore, 1999
Las grandes canciones chilenas del siglo XX, 1999
El huaso que yo conozco, 2001
Las 100 mejores canciones chilenas de todos los tiempos, 2004
Éxitos de siempre, 2006
Con Los Paulos. Los mejores éxitos, 2007
References
External links
Pedro Messone discography at Discogs
Pedro Messone at IMDb