Arturo Castro (1938-2021) Singer

Arturo Castro (1938-2021) Singer
Arturo Castro
Birth 12 Dec 1938
Coatzacoalcos, Coatzacoalcos Municipality, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico
Death 13 Mar 2021 (aged 82)
Distrito Federal, Mexico
Burial
Panteón Español
Miguel Hidalgo, Miguel Hidalgo Borough, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Singer and Composer

Arturo Castro Muñoz at age 10 in the mid-1940s , together with his brothers Jorge and Javier, formed the trio Los Panchitos. Arturo played the piano, Jorge was the drummer, and Javier played the stand-up bass.

When Los Panchitos were playing in restaurants and bars in Mexico City, Gualberto Castro, their first cousin, about 13 years old at the time, was auditioning in many venues to become a singer.

Often Arturo would go to interviews with Gualberto as his piano player or musical accompaniment; the cousins knew they could sing well, but they were all having difficulty finding work. Gualberto’s father, Antonio talked to his brother and they decided that Arturo, Jorge, Javier, and Gualberto should join together in a group.

Arturo Castro (1938-2021) Singer

When Gualberto entered they group, Los Panchitos became Los Hermanos Castro. The original members of Los Hermanos Castro were Arturo Castro, piano, later keyboards, musical arranger, songwriter, and vocals; Javier Castro, vocals, stand-up bass, later electric bass; Jorge Castro, tenor vocals, rhythms; and Gualberto Castro tenorcountertenor.

Many of the songs the group performed were written by Arturo. Arturo Castro was also a composer, orchestrator and performer in various film productions, including “Bring me the head of Alfredo García,” “El Zángano,” “Serenata en Noche de Luna,” “Juventud sin Ley,” “El Gangster” and “Vidita Negra.”