Melingo was exposed to music since his childhood days, as his stepfather was
Edmundo Rivero's manager. After playing for some time with
Brazilian singer
Milton Nascimento, Melingo was active in the
Buenos Aires independent theater scene in the early 1980s, under the
military dictatorship. When the restrictions on cultural activities eased after the
Falklands War, Melingo became a notable participant in projects such as a rock opera version of "Dr. Moreau's Trials", masterminded by Victor Kesselman, and Los Twist, a fun band with echoes of
The B-52's. He was called by
Cachorro López to play the sax in the Abuelos de la Nada reunion, where he was, according to colleague
Andrés Calamaro, the person who established the band's musical direction. After the Abuelos and Twist, Melingo spent time in
Spain, where he formed a band named Lions in Love. Back in Argentina, he issued a disc based on the mythical Argentine graphic novel
El Eternauta, and later on turned to
tango singer. He has issued several recordings to critical acclaim, toured the world, and was hailed by the British press as "the man who's making tango seriously cool" . ==Discography==