Overview
- Multiple Argentine outlets and the Policía de la Ciudad reported that Melingo was found dead in his Chacarita apartment by one of his sons on Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
- Authorities said he had been receiving palliative care at home for a respiratory illness, and no formal cause of death has yet been released.
- Melingo rose to fame in the 1980s with Los Abuelos de la Nada and as a cofounder of Los Twist before pivoting in the 1990s to a reinvention of tango that earned him international acclaim.
- He was actively preparing Tangos bajos (Rework), a collaborative re-recording featuring artists such as Fito Páez and Andrés Calamaro that was scheduled for a September 21 presentation at Teatro Coliseo, a plan now uncertain.
- His death comes while he remained a nominated and awarded figure in Argentina’s music scene, and reporting says immediate next steps include waiting for an official cause of death and statements from his family and event organizers.