Argentine tropical pop singer Antonio Ríos was born on August 17, 1954, in the
small town of La Escondida, Chaco. When he was just a child, his father left for
Buenos Aires in search of new working opportunities after the factory he worked
in was shut down. During this time, he and his siblings lived in extreme poverty
and it wasn't until a few years later that the entire family had the chance to
improve their living conditions by relocating to Villa Fiorito, a humble
neighborhood in the Buenos Aires Province. Antonio Ríos spent his teenage years
divided between his two main pass...