Archive for the ‘ Gemini ’ Category

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 ]

1928, June 5 – BIRTH OF JUAN CARLOS COBOS

Singer, Lyricist, Composer (Gemini) – his father was happy and proud of his son; he had applied himself and was now a technician with a decent future but Juan Carlos Cobos was not happy…there was another voice inside of him; at work he sang constantly not always to the delight of his bosses and so [ READ MORE ]

1898, June 2 – BIRTH OF PYOTR LESHCHENKO

Singer, Dancer (Gemini) – what gave Vera Georgievna the strength to endure years of hard labor in the Soviet gulag were the memories of her beloved Pyotr; her fellow inmates would nod courteously at her claims of having been the wife of the renown Pyotr Leshchenko….the day came when she was finally released and she [ READ MORE ]

1902, May 28 – BIRTH OF LUIS CESAR AMADORI

Poet, Film Director ( Gemini) – he began to feel the winds of change as soon as the military dictatorship took over; oddly the telephone stopped ringing and his calls went unanswered…one day a military unit came and arrested him…he was suspected of being  a collaborator with the Juan Peron regime…he was eventually released but [ READ MORE ]

1900, May 25 – BIRTH OF ANGEL D’AGOSTINO

Leader, Pianist (Gemini) – “Yes I promise” said Enrique Cadicamo solemnly to Angel D’agostino; the two had made a pact to never betray their friendship by marrying…nevertheless, Cadicamo would marry at the age of fifty to a twenty-two year old girl and Angel D’agostino would never speak to him again…Angel D’agostino would live to the [ READ MORE ]

1877, May 24 – BIRTH OF ANGEL MENTASTI

Film Producer (Gemini) – Angel Mentasti’s dynamism, courage and business acumen would be a major reason for the eventual diffusion of tango…his film “Tango” which premiered in 1933 was not only successful but would create the model for popular films which were seen all over the world…film making from the beginning was a roll of [ READ MORE ]

1966, December 21 – PREMIERE OF “KING OF HEARTS”

In the classic film “King of Hearts” (1966) the residents of a small French village during World War I leave because the Germans plan to bomb the village…the inmates of the local insane asylum take over the village and create a festive, gay, surreal, make belief atmosphere totally oblivious to the war; the message of the [ READ MORE ]

2007, December 6 – “FUNK TANGO” NOMINATED BEST RECORDING

On this date, the recording academy announced that Paquito D’Rivera’s album “Funk Tango” had been nominated for Grammy Awards’s, “Best Latin Jazz Recording” which it later won…Funk Tango was also a Critic’s Choice pick of the New York Times; it was the 9th Grammy award for Paquito…Paquito explained that his love of tango was instilled [ READ MORE ]

1969, December 4 – Goyeneche Records “BALLADA PARA UN LOCO”

In the classic film “King of Hearts” (1966) the residents of a small French village during World War I leave because the Germans plan to bomb the village…the inmates of the local insane asylum take over the village and create a festive, gay, surreal, make belief atmosphere totally oblivious to the war; the message of [ READ MORE ]

1944, November 23 – FIRST RECORDED “PARECE UN CUENTO”

For composer Lalo Echegoncelay, a struggling musician accustomed to zipping from gig to gig on his motorcycle trying to make ends meet, the fact that “Parece Un Cuento” was a smash hit, was a godsend…in fact it allowed him to devote himself exclusively to composing…he was born into a family of musicians in the neighborhood [ READ MORE ]

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