‘I didn’t dance until I was 45’: how Jorge Drexler went from
**Summary:** Uruguayan doctor Jorge Drexler achieved a remarkable shift in his career, from a repressed doctor to a renowned songwriter. At 62, he made history at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards, where he won Best Original Song for "El Otro Lado del Rio," a song he composed for a Che Guevara movie and performed in his basement studio.
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Published 09 Nov 2026, 08:00 UTC · Updated 09 Nov 2026, 23:21 UTC
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