Carlos José Pérez, known as Charlo, was born on 7 July 1906 in Guatraché, Argentina, and became a singer, pianist, actor, and composer. He studied at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, the Rafael Ortega Conservatory, and the Orestes Conservatory, and made his first radio appearances on Radio Cultura, where he adopted the stage name Charlo. In 1925, he signed with RCA Victor and recorded tangos such as "Costurerita" and "Pobre varón", establishing his presence in Argentine popular music. His career progressed with releases including Charlo (1967), Charlo con Francisco Canaro y Francisco Lomuto (1989), and posthumous compilations Reliquias: Sus grandes éxitos (2002) and Tango Collection: 20 grandes éxitos (2010). Charlo toured extensively across the Americas and Europe, collaborating with orchestras of Francisco Canaro, Francisco Lomuto, and Osvaldo Requena, and contributed to films such as El alma del bandoneón (1935). He received the Konex Awards Diploma of Merit in 1985 and was named Honorary Academician of the National Tango Academy in 1990. He died on 30 October 1990.
