Carlos Núñez Cortés

Carlos Núñez Cortés (born October 15, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) has been a member of Les Luthiers since 1969.

In the group, his functions include:

• Creating new instruments (e.g. glamocot).
• Composing (e.g. Las Majas, Teorema de Thales, San Ictícola, Epopeya de Edipo).
• Vocal arrangements (e.g. Conozca el Interior).
• Singing (e.g. Voglio Entrare, most Serenatas, A la Playa con Mariana, etc.).
• Playing piano and synths as well as many other instruments (tubófono, recorder, maracas, glamocot, guitar, fiddlecan, etc.).

He is also an expert malacologist, owning an extensive collection of sea shells. He published a book on the subject, 100 Caracoles Argentinos, co-written with the naturalist Tito Narosky. Núñez Cortés holds a degree on biological chemistry.