1962 - Today
José Luis Victor Cura Gómez (born 5 December 1962) is an Argentine operatic tenor, conductor, director, scenographer and photographer known for intense and original interpretations of opera characters, notably Otello in Verdi’s Otello, Samson in Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Canio in Ruggero Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Stiffelio in Giuseppe Verdi's Stiffelio and many others. 2007 saw the world-premiere of La Commedia è finita. The show, designed and directed by José Cura – in which he also sang the lead role of Canio – marked the beginning of his career as a director and scenographer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Cura has received more than 148,511 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). José Cura is the 1,224th most popular musician (up from 1,343rd in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 401st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Argentinean Musician.
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Among musicians, José Cura ranks 1,224 out of 2,662. Before him are George Winston, Oliver Shanti, Geddy Lee, Blind Willie Johnson, Joseph Böhm, and Mick Jones. After him are Eric Martin, Daryl Hall, Alexander Dreyschock, Sabine Meyer, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Elton Dean.
1949 - 2023
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 1,218
1948 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,219
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,220
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,221
1795 - 1876
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,222
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 1,223
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1,224
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 1,225
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 1,226
1818 - 1869
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 1,227
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 1,228
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 1,229
1945 - 2006
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 1,230
Among people born in 1962, José Cura ranks 194. Before him are Uwe Rahn, Yōko Ogawa, Suzy Amis Cameron, Gabriele Tarquini, Lana Clarkson, and Michael Ball. After him are Atiq Rahimi, Grigory Leps, Ally Sheedy, Janne Andersson, Mic Michaeli, and Andrey Lavrov.
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 188
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 189
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 190
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 191
1962 - 2003
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 192
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 193
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 194
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 195
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 196
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 197
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 198
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 199
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 200
Among people born in Argentina, José Cura ranks 346 out of 1,019. Before him are Olga Orozco (1920), José Omar Pastoriza (1942), César Aira (1949), Martín Miguel de Güemes (1785), Luis Puenzo (1946), and Héctor Alterio (1929). After him are Ariel Dorfman (1942), Alberto Crespo (1920), Gabriel Milito (1980), Héctor De Bourgoing (1934), Roberto Juarroz (1925), and Roberto Sensini (1966).
1920 - 1999
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 340
1942 - 2004
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 341
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 342
1785 - 1821
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 343
1946 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 344
1929 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 345
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 346
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 347
1920 - 1991
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 348
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 349
1934 - 1993
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 350
1925 - 1995
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 351
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 352
Among musicians born in Argentina, José Cura ranks 12. Before him are Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), Charly García (1951), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901), and Gustavo Cerati (1959). After him are Dominic Miller (1960), Fito Páez (1963), and Paz Lenchantin (1973).
1905 - 1995
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 6
1900 - 1976
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 7
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 8
1914 - 1975
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 9
1901 - 1951
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 10
1959 - 2014
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 12
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 13
1963 - Present
HPI: 41.20
Rank: 14
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 15