Diego Verdaguer

Diego Verdaguer is a multi-platinum Argentine pop singer, songwriter, musician (trumpet and bandoneon), and producer who is well-versed in everything from folk and Mexican regional song to Latin pop.

A naturalized Mexican citizen, he has sold over 20 million records, has been nominated for Latin Grammys three times, is married to the singer Amanda Miguel, and has produced nine of her albums.

Verdaguer was born Miguel Atilio Boccadoro Hernández in Buenos Aires in 1951. Attracted to music at an early age, he began trying to emulate the folk music of his region until age 14 when he met the singer Larry Moreno, with whom he formed the duet partnership Reno and Rino; they recorded six singles for CBS in the mid-'60s.

The experience proved invaluable, giving Verdaguer, then age 17, the experience he needed to go solo. His 1968 debut single, "Lejos del Amor," for RCA Victor was produced by Moreno and arranged by Jorge López Ruiz.