César Costa
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Born | César Roel Schreurs (1941-08-13) August 13, 1941 (age 82) Mexico City, Mexico |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
César Roel Schreurs, best known as César Costa, is a Mexican actor and rock-and-roll singer.
Costa was born in Colonia Condesa of the Mexican capital. He studied elementary and Junior Highschool at the German College and Law at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).
Music career
He started his musical career at the age of 17 as César Roel singing and playing guitar with the rock-and-roll band Los Black Jeans ("The Black Jeans"), singing Spanish versions of American hit singles, including their single release, La batalla de Jericó. They recorded their first album in 1959 with Peerless Records. His backup singer was world-renowned tenor Plácido Domingo.
When the band signed with Musart Records the band changed its name to Los Camisas Negras ("The Black Shirts") and César Roel to Cesar Costa (honoring music arranger Don Costa). Soon after, the band disintegrated and César started a successful solo career, recording three albums with Orfeón Records. Then with RCA Mexicana he recorded romantic songs.
In 1983 he participated in the OTI Festival and obtained the second place with a song by Sergio Andrade [es] titled Tierno ("Tender").
Acting career
Supported by his success in the music industry, he joined other singers in films of the Cinema of Mexico such as Angélica María, Enrique Guzmán and Alberto Vázquez. In 1961 he made his first film Juventud Rebelde.
In 1986 he starred in the sitcom Papá soltero ("Single Dad"), a show that became a success in Latin America and then was adapted to the screen as Me tengo que casar ("I have to get married"). In the 1980s he hosted a comedy show "La Carabina De Ambrosio" and in the 1990s a talk show with model Rebecca de Alba called Un Nuevo Día and next year Al Fin de Semana.
In 1993 he presented a show together with Angélica María, Enrique Guzmán, Manolo Muñoz and Alberto Vásquez at the Auditorio Nacional with great success. He also had a radio show called De Costa a Costa ("From coast to coast") broadcast on Cadena ACIR. As of 2005 he has a TV show called Ensalada César ("Caesar salad") on Canal Once of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional.
Honors
- Mexican ambassador to the UNICEF on August 17, 2004
- Mister Amigo 2001
- Inducted into the Paseo de las Luminarias at the Plaza de las Estrellas in Mexico City for his work in television and in the recording industry.
Albums
- Un Vaso de Vino
- Chao! Amiga
- Corazón Loco
- Jornada Sentimental
- Tu Amor... y Mi Cariño
- Lo Nuevo...
- La Historia de Tommy
- Para Enamorados
- Sinceramente
- Canta
- César Costa y Los Camisas Negras (1960)
TV shows
- "Ensalada César" (2006)
- Al fin de semana (1998)
- Un nuevo día (1994–1997)
- Papá soltero (1987–1994) as César
- La carabina de Ambrosio (1978–1983)
- Alegrias (1968)
Films
- Me tengo que casar (Papá soltero, 1995)
- Bang bang... al hoyo (1971)
- Caín, Abel y el otro (1971)
- Al fin a solas (1969)
- Romance sobre ruedas (1969)
- El mundo loco de los jóvenes (1967)
- Arrullo de Dios (1967)
- Adios cuñado! (1967)
- Que haremos con papá? (1966)
- La juventud se impone (1964)
- La edad de la violencia (1964)
- Premier Orfeon (1964) TV Series
- Dile que la quiero (1963)
- El cielo y la tierra (1962)
- Si yo fuera millonario (1962)
- Juventud rebelde (1961)
External links
- César Costa at IMDb
- Biography (in Spanish)
- Nombran a César Costa embajador de UNICEF Archived April 6, 2005, at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish) ("César Costa is named ambassador to the UNICEF"), article on esmas.com
- List of Mister Amigos
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- 2004: Antonio Aguilar / Roberto Carlos / Willie Colón / José José / Mercedes Sosa
- 2005: Rocío Dúrcal / Generoso Jiménez / Jorge Ben Jor / Sérgio Mendes / Johnny Pacheco / Sandro
- 2006: León Gieco / Graciela / César Camargo Mariano / Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz / Paloma San Basilio / Alberto Vázquez / Johnny Ventura
- 2007: Alberto Cortez / Lucho Gatica / Olga Guillot / Os Paralamas do Sucesso / Los Tigres del Norte / Chavela Vargas
- 2008: Vikki Carr / Cheo Feliciano / Astrud Gilberto / Angélica María / María Dolores Pradera / Estela Raval
- 2009: Cándido Camero / Beth Carvalho / Charly García / Tania Libertad / Marco Antonio Muñiz / Juan Romero
- 2010: João Donato / Las Hermanas Márquez / Armando Manzanero / Joseíto Mateo / Jorge Oñate / Susana Rinaldi
- 2011: Joe Arroyo / Gal Costa / José Feliciano / Álex Lora / Les Luthiers / Rubén Rada / Linda Ronstadt
- 2012: Luz Casal / Leo Dan / Rita Moreno / Milton Nascimento / Daniela Romo / Poncho Sanchez / Toquinho
- 2013: Oscar D'León / Juan Formell / Roberto Menescal / Totó la Momposina / Palito Ortega / Eddie Palmieri / Miguel Ríos
- 2014: Willy Chirino / César Costa / Carlos do Carmo / Dúo Dinámico / Los Lobos / Valeria Lynch / Ney Matogrosso
- 2015: Gato Barbieri / Ana Belén / Ángela Carrasco / Djavan / El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico / Víctor Manuel / Pablo Milanés
- 2016: El Consorcio / Eugenia León / Ricardo Montaner / Ednita Nazario / Piero
- 2017: Lucecita Benítez / João Bosco / Ilan Chester / Víctor Heredia / Los del Río / Guadalupe Pineda / Cuco Valoy
- 2018: Erasmo Carlos / Dyango / Andy Montañez / José María Napoleón / Chucho Valdés / Wilfrido Vargas / Yuri
- 2019: Eva Ayllón / Joan Baez / José Cid / Lupita D'Alessio / Hugo Fattoruso / Pimpinela / Omara Portuondo / José Luis Rodríguez
2020- 2021: Martinho da Vila / Emmanuel / Pete Escovedo / Sheila E. / Fito Páez / Milly Quezada / Joaquín Sabina / Gilberto Santa Rosa
- 2022: Rosario Flores / Myriam Hernández / Rita Lee / Amanda Miguel / Yordano
- 2023: Carmen Linares / Manuel Mijares / Arturo Sandoval / Simone / Soda Stereo / Ana Torroja