Pedro Messone

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 . In 1992, he ran for mayor of Buin with the Independent Democratic Union party, without being elected.

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