Jorge Drexler
Jorge Drexler · Arts & Literature
Uruguayan songwriter; 'Al Otro Lado del Río' (Academy Award 2004)
1964, Montevideo, Uruguay
Uruguay · Spain
Jorge Drexler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Uruguayan songwriter; 'Al Otro Lado del Río' (Academy Award 2004)
Jorge Drexler is a Uruguayan singer-songwriter (and trained physician) who won the 2004 Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'Al Otro Lado del Río' from 'The Motorcycle Diaries', the first song in Spanish to win the Oscar. He later won multiple Latin Grammy Awards. He is Jewish; his father was a German Jewish refugee whose family fled Nazi Germany.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Uruguayan songwriter; 'Al Otro Lado del Río' (Academy Award 2004)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the Academy Award for Best Original Song
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