Darío Moreno

Personal Info

Birthday

April 3, 1921

Day of Death

1968-12-01

(47 years old)

Place of Birth

Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]

Also Known As

Dario Moreno

David Arugete

Darío Moreno

Biography

David Arugete (3 April 1921 – 1 December 1968), commonly known under his stage name Darío Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centred in France which also included films, during the 1950s and the 1960s.

He became famous with his 1961 song Brigitte Bardot. Darío Moreno was born to a large Jewish family. He was orphaned in early childhood when his father, who worked in a train station in Aydın, was shot dead under tragic circumstances.

Known For

The Wages of Fear

Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece

Come Dance with Me!

Incognito

The Sheep Has Five Legs

Poison Ivy

The Revolt of the Slaves

Woman in Chains

Filmography

1968
Woman in Chains
as Sala
1966
The Saint Lies in Wait
as (uncredited)
Hotel Paradiso
as The Turk
1965
Tell Me Whom to Kill
as Pitou
1963
Good King Dagobert
as Charibert
No temas a la ley
as Bruno Suárez
Ladies First
as L'aubergiste
1961
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
as Midas Papos
1960
The Revolt of the Slaves
as Massimiano
Candide or The Optimism in the 20th Century
as Un dictateur sud américain / South American Dictator
Lay Off Blondes
as Rodinoff
It Happened All Night
as Darío Moreno
Marie of the Isles
as Desmarais, the traitor
1959
Come Dance with Me!
as Florès
Atomic Agent
as Doctor Alberto / Don José
Oh! What a Mambo
as Miguel Montero
1958
A Woman Like Satan
as Arbadajian
Incognito
as Fernando
1957
Anyone Can Kill Me
as Luigi Falconi
An Eye for an Eye
as Le cafetier de Toluma
Burning Fuse
as Jeff
1956
Forgive Our Trespasses
as Rebor
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs
as Le joueur américain
Dames Don't Care
as Perera, the Head Waiter
Quai des blondes
as Lucky
1953
Poison Ivy
as Joe Madrigal
The Wages of Fear
as Pepito Hernandez
1951
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor
as The Maharaja