Overview

• He will be farewelled at a public wake on Friday from 12:00 to 22:00 in Buenos Aires’ Belgrano neighborhood, according to posts on his Instagram stories.
• His son Jonathan announced the news on social media, and his son Facundo shared a separate tribute.
• Monti broke through in the 1960s with “Siempre te recordaré” and later scored hits including “Volveré a San Luis” and “Un dolor de adiós.”
• He appeared in the films Escala musical (1966) and Escándalo en la familia (1967), sharing the screen with Niní Marshall.
• Born Julio César Eugenio in Villa Mercedes, San Luis, he recorded with EMI Odeon and in 1969 cut a double LP in Paris with conductor Frank Pourcel.