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1904, December 18 – BIRTH OF MANUEL BUZON

Singer, Composer, Leader, Pianist (Sagittarius) – in 1924 at the age of 20 a young and struggling Manuel Buzon, a singer and piano player with big dreams, happened to notice from his house, the towers of a radio station which was being constructed…mustering up his courage he went to the station without an appointment and insisted on speaking [ READ MORE ]

1910, October 30 – BIRTH OF JUAN CARLOS LA MADRID

Juan Carlos De La Madrid was Terry Malloy…in one of film history’s most famous scenes from the 1954 Academy Award winner “On The Waterfront”, Terry (Marlon Brando) says, “I could have had class, I could have been a contender, I could have been somebody”….in similar disarmingly frank, self-deprecating  language La Madrid would say about himself, [ READ MORE ]

1927, October 6 – CARLOS GARDEL RECORDS “EL COMPADRON”

“God help you” say the lyrics of  ”Compadron” to a local tough guy whose conceit and swagger are only foolish and amount to nothing...”you are uncouth and uneducated and all your conceit will not deter you from a lonely and destitute old age”…written by the legendary Enrique Cadicamo, this would be one of his masterpieces [ READ MORE ]

1941, September 5 – MARTIN PODESTA RECORDS “LA VIDA ES UNA MILONGA”

In the colorful paper envelope, the boys could feel their heart racing as the appointed moment neared…suddenly, the enveloped burst open to reveal the trio singing surrounded by adoring, beautiful girls…many years later, a frail 70-year-old Martin Podestà would look back on this part of his life as one of sheer happiness; “perhaps I should [ READ MORE ]

1935, July 28 – BIRTH OF SILVIA DEL RIO

This was the moment of her greatest dream and she looked up at the immense and impressive studios of Radio Belgrano which for more than 30 years had been the soul of Buenos Aires….and all of a sudden she heard her name called, “and now the senorita, Silvia Del Rios will sing for us”…her hands [ READ MORE ]

1878, July 25 – BIRTH OF JOSE BETINOTTI

In the 1950 film “The Last Payador” as Jose Betinoti is dying he says to his friend Pascual Contursi, “us payadores are done, you were right, now the tango singers will take over”…Jose Betinotti passed away at the age of 37 from complications of alcoholism but in his short life he would compose over 100 [ READ MORE ]

1909, July 16 – BIRTH OF CARLOS VARELA

Singer (Cancer) – one day Carlos Varela delivered the dire news to his parents, he had decided to quit school to devote himself to a singing career; it was a hard blow to his father who made tremendous sacrifices to give the best life possible to his five boys and five girls…many years later, looking [ READ MORE ]

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