Carlos López Puccio

Infobox actor
name = Carlos Lopez Puccio

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caption = Carlos Lopez Puccio at Les Luthier's 40 anniversary party.
birthname = Carlos Alberto Daniel López Puccio
birthdate = October 9, 1946
birthplace = Rosario, Argentina

Carlos Alberto Daniel López Puccio (born October 9, 1946, in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina) is a multi-instrumentalist musician, orchestral and choral conductor, composer, arranger and one of the current members of Les Luthiers.

He studied orchestral conduction in La Plata. He also started studying engineering, but quit soon after starting it. Later in 1971, he joined Les Luthiers as auxiliary violin player, being added to the group shortly afterwards.

Carlos López Puccio conducted the "Los Nueve de Cámara" choir from 1969 to 1979, and since 1981 conducts the "Estudio Coral de Buenos Aires"; one of the most important in Latin America. He also conducted orchestras, for instance, Traviata, and even the Teatro Colón orchestra for Les Luthiers' "Teresa y el Oso" and "El Lago Encantado".

He composed some of works of Les Luthiers, and plays different instruments in the group.

Compositions for Les Luthiers

*"Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras" (with Ernesto Acher and Jorge Maronna)
*"Si no fuera santiagueño" (with Acher)
*"Marcha de la conquista" (with Maronna & Acher)
*"Voglio entrare per la finestra" (music)

Performances

*Backing Vocals:
**"Añoralgias" (post-1986 versions)
**"Bolero de los celos"
**"Bolero de Mastropiero"
**"Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras"
**"Cartas de color"
**"Educación sexual moderna"
**"El explicado"
**"El negro quiere bailar"
**"Fuga en Si-beria"
**"La gallina dijo eureka"
**"La hija de Escipión"
**"La tanda"
**"La vida es hermosa"
**"Lazy Daisy"
**"Marcha de la conquista"
**"Oi Gadóñaya"
**"Romance del joven conde, la sirena y el pájaro cucú. Y la oveja"
**"San Ictícola de los peces"
**"Si no fuera santiagueño"
**"Somos adolescentes mi pequeña"
**"Teorema de Thales"
**"Visita a la universidad de Wildstone"

*Bass guitar:
**"Bolero de los celos"
**"Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras"
**"Perdónala"

*"Contraguitarrone da gamba" (hybrid of viola and acoustic guitar):
**"Bolero de Mastropiero" (1971 version)

*drums:
**"Cartas de color"
**"Manuel Darío"
**"Miss Lilly Higgins sings shimmy in Mississippi's spring (Shimmy)"
**"Pepper Clemens sent the messenger: nevertheless the reverend left the herd (Ten step)" (original versions)

*Harmonica:
**"Balada del séptimo regimiento"
**"Cartas de color"
**"Lo que el sheriff se contó"
**"Manuel Darío"
**"Sólo necesitamos"

*"Harmonium":
**"La tanda"

*"Kazoo":
**"Concierto de Mpkstroff"
**"El asesino misterioso"
**"Marcha de la conquista"
**"San Ictícola de los peces"

*"Latín" (violin made of a tin can):
**"Canción para moverse"
**"Concierto de Mpkstroff" (non-symphonic versions)
**"Cuarteto op. 44"
**"El beso de Ariadna"
**"Encuentro en el restaurante"
**"Enteteniciencia familiar"
**"Iniciación a las artes marciales"
**"La bella y graciosa moza"
**"La hora de la nostalgia"
**"La vida es hermosa"
**"Para Elisabeth"
**"Pepper Clemens sent the messenger: nevertheless the reverend left the herd (Ten step)" (post-Acher versions)
**"Pieza en forma de tango"
**"Serenata medio oriental"
**"Serenata tímida"
**"Sinfonia interrumpida"
**"Sonatas para latín y piano"
**"Una canción regia"
**"Vea esta noche"
**"Visita a la universidad de Wildstone"

*Latin Bass-Drum:
**"El regreso del indio"
**"El valor de la unidad"

*Latin Percussion:
**"Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras"

*Lead Vocals:
**"Bolero de los celos" (one verse)
**"Educación sexual moderna" (one verse)
**"El poeta y el eco" (with Jorge Maronna)
**"El regreso del indio" (ending)
**"El valor de la unidad" (part)
**"La vida es hermosa" (part)
**"Los jóvenes de hoy en día" (with Jorge Maronna)
**"Sólo necesitamos" (with Jorge Maronna)
**"Una canción regia" (with Jorge Maronna)

*Maracas:
**"Cartas de color"
**"La redención del vampiro"

*Piano:
**"Cantata del adelantado Don Rodrigo Díaz de Carreras" (post-Acher versions)
**"La campana suonerà"
**"Las majas del bergantín" ('81 and '86 versions)
**"Pepper Clemens sent the messenger: nevertheless the reverend left the herd (Ten step)" (post-Acher versions)

*Special Effects:
**"El asesino misterioso" (shoe-steps, screams)

*Synthesizer:
**"A la playa con Mariana"
**"Daniel y el Señor
**"El sendero de Warren Sánchez"
**"Fly Airways"
**"Fronteras de la ciencia"
**"Homenaje a Huesito Williams"
**"La hija de Escipión"
**"La hora de la nostalgia"
**"Serenata intimidatoria"

*Triangle:
**"El asesino misterioso"

*Viola:
**"La princesa caprichosa"

External links

* [http://www.peseatodo.com.ar/leslupuccio.htm Short Bio] (Spanish)
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