Personajes del Tango Argentino

Poet and composer.
He was born with the century, on July 15th, 1900 in a country house in Malcolm, near Luján (Buenos Aires) where his father worked as a butler. He was the tenth son of an Italian family. When he was six his family moved to Floresta but before that they lived for a short period in Luján. When he was young (1918) he worked in the National Education Council with Leopoldo Lugones. He composed using a pseudonymous, Rosendo Luna. He also composed in association with Juan Carlos Cobián. When he met Carlos Gardel, he already had an important repertory. Gardel recorded 23 of Cadicamo´s songs between 1925 and 1933. He became Gardel's favourite composer. In order to stand out the relationship that he had with Gardel he said : "I do not have any photographs with Gardel but he sang 23 tangos of mine, and they are like 23 photographs". His first tango was "Pompas de Jabón" ("Soap bubbles") and others songs he wrote were: "Al mundo le falta un tornillo" ("The world has a srew loose"), "Rubí" ("Ruby"), "Tres esquinas" ("Three corners"), "Tres amigos" ("Three friends"), "La he visto llorar" ("I have seen her cry"), "Almita herida" ("Little hurt soul"). He published three books of poems: "Canciones grises" ("Grey songs") (1926), "La luna de bajo fondo" ("The under bottom moon") (1940) and "El viento que lleva y trae" ("The wind that takes and brings")

(1945). Books: "El debut de Carlos Gardel" ("Carlos Gardel's debut"), "La historia del tango en Paris" ("The history of tango in Paris"), "Mis recuerdos" ("My memories"). As a theatrical author: colaborating with Felix Pelayo: "La epopeya del tango" ("Tango's epopee") and "La baba del diablo" ("The devil's drivel"). He also wrote " El romance de los vagos" ("The vagabonds's romance") with German Zilis, "El cantor de Buenos Aires" ("The singer of Buenos Aires") with Alberto Ballarini and with Martin Lemos "Los cuentos del principe" ("The prince's tales"). In 1987 he was declared Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires. In 1996 he was distinguished as Emeritis Personality of Argentine Culture. He died in Buenos Aires, on December 3rd, 1999 at the age of 99.

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Poet and composer. He was born with the century, on July 15th, 1900 in a country house in Malcolm, near Luján (Buenos Aires) where his father worked as a butler. He was the tenth son of an Italian family. When he was six his family moved to Floresta but before that they lived for a short period in Luján. When he was young (1918) he worked in the National Education Council with Leopoldo Lugones. He composed using a pseudonymous, Rosendo Luna. He also composed in association with Juan Carlos Cobián. When he met Carlos Gardel, he already had an important repertory. Gardel recorded 23 of Cadicamo´s songs between 1925 and 1933. He became Gardel's favourite composer. In order to stand out the relationship that he had with Gardel he said : "I do not have any photographs with Gardel but he sang 23 tangos of mine, and they are like 23 photographs". His first tango was "Pompas de Jabón" ("Soap bubbles") and others songs he wrote were: "Al mundo le falta un tornillo" ("The world has a srew loose"), "Rubí" ("Ruby"), "Tres esquinas" ("Three corners"), "Tres amigos" ("Three friends"), "La he visto llorar" ("I have seen her cry"), "Almita herida" ("Little hurt soul"). He published three books of poems: "Canciones grises" ("Grey songs") (1926), "La luna de bajo fondo" ("The under bottom moon") (1940) and "El viento que lleva y trae" ("The wind that takes and brings") (1945). Books: "El debut de Carlos Gardel" ("Carlos Gardel's debut"), "La historia del tango en Paris" ("The history of tango in Paris"), "Mis recuerdos" ("My memories"). As a theatrical author: colaborating with Felix Pelayo: "La epopeya del tango" ("Tango's epopee") and "La baba del diablo" ("The devil's drivel"). He also wrote " El romance de los vagos" ("The vagabonds's romance") with German Zilis, "El cantor de Buenos Aires" ("The singer of Buenos Aires") with Alberto Ballarini and with Martin Lemos "Los cuentos del principe" ("The prince's tales"). In 1987 he was declared Illustrious Citizen of Buenos Aires. In 1996 he was distinguished as Emeritis Personality of Argentine Culture. He died in Buenos Aires, on December 3rd, 1999 at the age of 99. Homage Cadicamo