Carlos Torres Vila (9 November 1946 in Los Toldos, Buenos Aires – 16 July 2010 in San Miguel, Buenos Aires) was an Argentine folk singer.
He was a stand-out in the 1969 Baradero festival and the 1970 Cosquín Festival.
He was one of the first soloists to introduce the so-called "romantic folk" (folclore romántico), a blend of traditional Argentine music and melodic songs.
Through this approach, he broke several sales records in the 1970s.
In 1977, he decided to fully dedicate himself to melodic music, as evidenced by his albums "Consagración", "Que Romántico", and "Me vas a echar de menos".
In 1982, his LP "El retorno de Carlos Torres Vila" marks his return to his familiar style, a style he would never abandon.
Although he had a hiatus from recording in the 1990s, he continued performing across the country. Starting in 2000, he returned to recording regularly, releasing six albums throughout the decade.
He died at noon on July 16, 2010, at the Sarmiento Clinic in the city of San Miguel, Buenos Aires after a long illness. He couldn't present his last disc edited in 2009 and called El Autor.
Discography
Muchacha - 1970
La canción del te quiero - 1971
Personalidad - 1972
Que pasa entre los dos- 1973
Te quiero solo mía - 1974
Carlos Torres Vila - 1975
Muchas veces por ti lloro - 1976
Consagración - 1977
Que romántico - 1979
Me vas a echar de menos - 1981
El retorno de Carlos Torres Vila - 1982
Como antes - 1983
Soledad - 1984
Torres Vila ´86 - 1986
Recuerdos - 1987
Se me hace agüita la boca - 1990
Sentimientos - 1994
Regreso - 2000
Ámame tal como soy - 2001
La Historia de Carlos Torres Vila - 2005
Carlos Torres Vila - 2005
Por siempre romántico - 2007
El Autor - 2009