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01-09-2015 | Endocrinology and Art
The acromegalic voice of Tango: Don Edmundo Rivero
Published in: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation | Issue 9/2015
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Leonel Edmundo Rivero (June 8, 1911–January 18, 1986) was a one of the most famous Argentinean tango singers of the second half of the twentieth century (Fig. 1). A deep bass-baritone voice was his trademark [1], whereas most tango singers used to be tenors. Don Edmundo Rivero had huge hands and feet, as demonstrated on the photographs (Figs. 1, 2). He also had other symptoms which are typical of acromegaly like marked prognathism, diastema, and visible nasolabial folds. According to Argentinean endocrinologist Dr Guitelman, he received treatment for acromegaly [2].
Fig. 1
Leonel Edmundo Rivero at his twenties circa 1930
Fig. 2
Leonel Edmundo Rivero at the age of 38, circa 1948
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