 Bandoneon
player, composer and director. He was the brother of Francisco, Humberto
and Rafael. He was born on June 24th, 1896. He made his debut in the
orchestra of his brother Francisco, in 1917, at one of the performances
the orchestra used to give at the Pigall. After that, he went to perform
to Brazil, and in 1925 he travelled with his brother to Paris. In 1926 he
was left in charge of the group, with which he performed at the Mirador
Club of Nueva York. With his brother Rafael, he made several
performances in Madrid, Germany, Belgium, and, again, Paris. When he
returned to Argentina, he participated in many radio shows, and also
performed at the opening of the Maipú Pigall cabaret. In 1936 he was a
member of the tango group organized by El Mundo radio station. In 1939 he
formed the old-style quintet "Evocando el pasado" ("Evoking
the past"). In 1954 he travelled to Japan, and in 1958 he made a tour
around Brazil and the countries of Central America. He is the author of
many songs, such as "Ahí va el dulce" ("There goes the
sweet"), "Copa de ajenjo" ("The wormwood cup"),
"Camarada" ("Fellow"), "Bailarín profesional"
("Professional dancer"), "La
brisa" ("Breeze"), "La noche que me esperes"
("The night you'll wait for me") and many more.
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