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Carlos Gardel (1890-1935) holds a unique place in the popular culture of Latin America. From very modest beginnings he rose to become the first genuine “superstar” of twentieth-century Latin America. In his late teens he won local fame in the barrios of Buenos Aires, singing in cafes and political clubs. In the 1910s, in collaboration with José Razzano, he formed part of the most celebrated singing duo of its time in Argentina and Uruguay, specializing in folk music. But it was in the 1920s, after he switched to tango singing, that his genius became apparent. The tango was then at the height of its popularity; the tango songs that Gardel wrote and sang have become classics of the genre. The magic of his singing—on records, on the radio, and in theaters—earned him an immense following in Argentina, and he made triumphant appearances in cabarets and theaters in Barcelona, Madrid, and Paris. He began making movies in the early 1930s, quickly establishing himself as the most popular star of the Spanish-language cinema. His films were shot in Paris and New York, and at the time of his death, Paramount was planning to take him to Hollywood and launch him as a major star of the English-la
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- Author
- Simon Collier
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Published
- 1986
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780822935353
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, Music, History