Chico Novarro

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 and bolero compositions.

Life and career Born in Santa Fe, 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 to cure his asthma, and there he began playing drums in a jazz band and in an orchestra. In 1956 he joined the jazz ensemble Agrupación Nuevo Jazz, which also included Gato Barbieri. . In the early 1970s, he collaborated with Eladia Blázquez, who introduced him to the tango composition. Beyond boleros and tangos, he also composed pop, rock, jazz, and cumbia songs. He also appeared in several films, mostly comedies. He died on 18 August 2023, at the age of 89.