Miguel Angel Peralta, known by his artistic name Miguel Abuelo, was an Argentine rock musician and singer.
15 Facts About Miguel Abuelo
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Miguel Abuelo did not play in La Cueva but was friendly with many who did.
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About this time, Miguel started using Abuelo as his artistic surname.
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Gabis was reluctant to commit to the band, so Miguel Abuelo drafted promising young guitarist Norberto Napolitano, better known as Pappo.
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For ten years, Miguel Abuelo did odd jobs as a migrant farm hand, selling handmade purses, and playing music.
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Miguel Abuelo assembled and dissolved bands in France.
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Miguel Abuelo found time to write a poetry book, marry dancer Kristina "Krisha" Bogdan in England, and father his only son, Gato.
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Miguel Abuelo used to stay living at Guillermo's house near the beach, in which they both jammed and sang together many new and old songs, one of them, Verili, included in Cazenave's album of duets Duplex.
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In Ibiza, Miguel Abuelo had met bass player Cachorro Lopez, who was a popular session musician with reggae and funk bands.
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Common friend Techi Aldao arranged for the travel expenses, and Miguel Abuelo returned to Argentina in 1981 and started looking for musicians.
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The crowd reacted badly to the band's evident lack of motivation, and Miguel Abuelo was hit in the face by a bottle hurled from the field.
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Also during 1985, Miguel Abuelo put out a solo album recorded together with many of his older and newer friends.
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In late 1987, following gallbladder surgery, Miguel Abuelo was diagnosed with AIDS; terminally ill, he died from cardiac arrest a few days after his 42nd birthday.
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Near his death, Miguel Abuelo told friends: No me lloren, crezcan.
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Miguel Abuelo's death came a little after Luca Prodan's and shortly before Federico Moura's.