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'''Francisco Rodríguez Muñoz''' (b. [[Andújar]], [[Province of Jaén (Spain)|Jaén Province]], 1948), known as '''Curro Savoy''' or '''Kurt Savoy''', is a Spanish [[musician]] specialised in [[whistling]] who lives currently in [[France]] since 1981.<ref name=van>{{cite news |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/lacontra/20120426/54285283751/curro-kurt-savoy-yo-vivo-del-aire.html |title="Yo vivo del aire" |first=Víctor M. |last=Amelia |date=25 April 2012 |access-date=4 September 2024 |newspaper=[[La Vanguardia]] |language=es}}</ref>
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'''Curro Savoy''' or '''Kurt Savoy''' (born '''Francisco Rodríguez''', [[Andújar]], [[Province of Jaén (Spain)|Jaén Province]], 1948) is a Spanish [[musician]] specialised in [[whistling]] who lives currently in [[France]].


He started his professional career in 1959 in [[Madrid]] when [[Tico Medina]] and Yale presented him in a [[TV show]]. He later recorded a record with [[Saef Cetra]] and took part in several radio programmes.
He was born in 1948, his mother worked selling candies, and his father was a construction worker.<ref name=van/> He started his professional career in 1959 in [[Madrid]] when [[Tico Medina]] and Yale presented him in a [[TV show]]. He later recorded a record with [[Saef Cetra]] and took part in several radio programmes.

He worked in [[western film]]s in more than a hundred films such as ''[[The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly]]''. ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'', ''[[A Fistful of Dollars]]'', and ''[[Once Upon a Time in the West]]'', between others, including a film with [[Gérard Depardieu]] and [[Catherine Deneuve]]. He became the president of an international society of whistlers, and he founded another one, Siffleurs du Monde.<ref name=van/>

He got married in 1972 with the bullfighter Clarita Montes, with whom he met in [[Casa de Campo]] and they had two children, Patricia and David.<ref name=van/>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official|Kurtsavoy.com}}
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Latest revision as of 08:37, 5 September 2024

Francisco Rodríguez Muñoz (b. Andújar, Jaén Province, 1948), known as Curro Savoy or Kurt Savoy, is a Spanish musician specialised in whistling who lives currently in France since 1981.[1]

He was born in 1948, his mother worked selling candies, and his father was a construction worker.[1] He started his professional career in 1959 in Madrid when Tico Medina and Yale presented him in a TV show. He later recorded a record with Saef Cetra and took part in several radio programmes.

He worked in western films in more than a hundred films such as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. For a Few Dollars More, A Fistful of Dollars, and Once Upon a Time in the West, between others, including a film with Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve. He became the president of an international society of whistlers, and he founded another one, Siffleurs du Monde.[1]

He got married in 1972 with the bullfighter Clarita Montes, with whom he met in Casa de Campo and they had two children, Patricia and David.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Amelia, Víctor M. (25 April 2012). ""Yo vivo del aire"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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