Augusto Algueró Dasca was a Spanish

Spain

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 arranger

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, composer

Composer

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 and music director

Music director

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Algueró studied both music and medicine. Among his most famous compositions are Penélope, which he wrote specially for Joan Manuel Serrat

Joan Manuel Serrat

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, as well as Noelia (Nino Bravo

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), Tómbola (Marisol

Marisol (actress)

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) and La chica ye-ye (Concha Velasco

Concha Velasco

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).

In all, during the course of his career, Algueró wrote more than 500 songs and about 200 musical scores for films and television.

Algueró died at his home in Torremolinos

Torremolinos

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, at the age of 76, after suffering a heart attack.