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1940, February 15 – ROBERTO RUFFINO RECORDS “ALMA MIA”

The lovelorn boy in “Alma Mia” says, “dear heart who are you dreaming of…I have come to disrupt your peace…but oh, don’t blame me, for you see I am a bard…whose only wish is to weave into your sweet dream, a porteno lyric inebriated with love” …this was a major hit for singer Roberto Ruffino; he was 18 years old [ READ MORE ]

1885, February 14 – BIRTH OF “EL CACHFAZ”

Dancer (Aquarius) – his last words were“Carmencita, I will be waiting for you to drink half a glass of whiskey after the match”, he walked out and a few seconds later he dropped dead from a massive heart attack….starting as a dirt poor boy, El Cachafaz, was to become, in the eyes of many, the greatest tango dancer [ READ MORE ]

1970, October 14 – RUFFINO RECORDS, “AMOR DE PAYASO”

The clown as a tragic hero  goes back to Aristophanes in ancient Greece…in modern times the clown has been used by many writers most notably Shakespeare but perhaps the best know clown is “Canio”  from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” who laughs on the outside but crys on the inside when he sings the immortal “Vesti La [ READ MORE ]

1943, September 7 – RUFFINO RECORDS “TRISTEZA MARINA”

“Brother sea, I am a lonely prisoner in your immensity” recounts a sailor in the lyrics to “Tristeza Marina”…he remembers Margot’s last words, her ultimatum, “you have to choose between the sea or my love”…he says no, she turns and leaves him…he continues, “my sorrow is a tempest, a ferocious wind of pain; I shall never [ READ MORE ]

1954, July 23 – TITA RECORDS “SE DICE DE MI”

“I am ugly, I have a big nose, a body like a box, I move like a dinosaur and yet I have broken many men’s hearts”…this tongue in cheek message of “Se Dice De Mi” interestingly described the real life of Tita Merello with whom it would forever be associated due to her acclaimed rendition in the [ READ MORE ]

1914, July 11 – BIRTH OF ANIBAL TROILO

Leader, Bandoneonist, Composer (Cancer)…He sacrificed his life to his art and there were many regrets…one of those was never having had any children…his beloved wife Ida was eternally devoted to him although he belonged more to the nights and the glasses of whiskey…Horacio Ferrer called him, ” a man of true class and elegance”…but above [ READ MORE ]

1905, June 18 – BIRTH OF ELVINO VARDARO

Violinist, Leader (Gemini) – he was twenty fours years old when he formed “The Vardaro Pugliese Orchestra”; it was a dream come true…with great fanfare and promise and including a wide-eyed Anibal Troilo the group debuted at the Cafe Nacional to an ecstatic reception…but the dream was to turn into a nightmare when embarking a [ READ MORE ]

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