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1952, January 3 – PREMIERE OF “MI NOCHE TRISTE”

The film is based on the life of poet Pascual Contursi with one important difference, in real life Pascual would die alone, in a mental hospital suffering from dementia brought on by the  late stages of syphlis…Pascual’s lyrics had revolutionized tango…previously they had been joyful and gay; he turned them into something nostalgic and melancholy [ READ MORE ]

1952, November 27 – 1st RECORDED, “RODANDO TU ESQUINA”

Composed and sung by Charlo, the lyrics of “Rodando Tu Esquina“ say, ” my passion for her is devouring me and I must go out and look for her…to forgive her…I don’t care what people will say, people will talk anyway…I think of her continuously, I can’t get her out of my mind, “….this was a major hit for [ READ MORE ]

1929, August 21 – CHARLO RECORDS “OIGA GARCON”

The lyrics to “Oiga Garcon”, are certainly among the shortest in history; they simply say, “listen boy, don’t try to hide the bottle…don’t think that by drinking, you can forget the woman you love”…Charlo was only 23 years old when he recorded this tango with the Francisco Canaro Orchestra, the most popular orchestra at the [ READ MORE ]

1907, July 22 – BIRTH OF TEOFILO IBANEZ

Singer, Composer (Cancer) – by the age of nine he was already a trained butcher and as a teenager he had his own stand at the market; he considered himself fortunate…for although in theory, these were still boom years in Argentina, the income disparity between the haves and the have-nots was indeed large and upward [ 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 ]

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 ]

1922, July 5 – BIRTH OF OSCAR LARROCA

Singer, Composer (Cancer) – One day his father, himself a musician, tried to warn young Oscar of the sacrifices that had to be made in pursuing a career in music but Oscar looked intently at his father and with youthful self assuredness said, “I know father but I want to become a singer“….in 1976 at the [ READ MORE ]

1902, June 29 – BIRTH OF MANLIO FRANCIA

Violinist, Composer (Cancer) – Unlike most of the other tango legends Manlio Francia did not have a tough beginning in life and he was forever known for his positive disposition and his generosity…he was born in the city of Venice Italy and he was to say that his childhood recollection of that beautiful city not [ READ MORE ]

1955, February 3 – PREMIERE “MERCADO DE ABASTO”

In the film, Pauline rushes home to tell her beloved that she is pregnant; he is gone and has taken her money to feed his gambling vice…meanwhile in the market of Abasto where she works, a fruit vender who has been secretly in love with her for many years, helps her…later, believing himself to be [ READ MORE ]

1952, January 3 – PREMIERE OF “MI NOCHE TRISTE”

The film is based on the life of poet Pascual Contursi with one important difference, in real life Pascual would die alone, in a mental hospital suffering from dementia brought on by the  late stages of syphlis…Pascual’s lyrics had revolutionized tango…previously they had been joyful and gay; he turned them into something nostalgic and melancholy [ READ MORE ]

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