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Dia del Tango, December 11th, birthday of Carlos
Gardel
Carlos Gardel, the most famous
tango singer ever, was born on December
11, 1890, as Charles Romuald
Gardes.
His grave is still visited daily and
December 11 is celebrated as El Dia del
Tango, the day of the tango, as if, with
him, the tango was born.
The best webpages about Carlos
Gardel are published by TodoTango.com:
Listen
to
Gardel as Tangodancer
In one of the last movies starring
Carlitos Gardel, in "Tango Bar", in a
scene of the film he appears dressed with
the characteristic suit of the Buenos
Aires boys of many years ago:
close-fitting checkered trousers, a jacket
with braid, a bootee with a small heel
ending in a point, neckerchief and a hat
in Massera's fashion. And there the
handsome boy brought us the gift of a
canyengue tango danced by him. And Gardel
was a great tango dancer. People didn't
know him in that capacity, but in the
milieu of his colleagues and friends they
knew he was able to translate into tango,
also, the resolute swing of his legs,
moving them without grotesque boasts, but
with the sensitivity of a man that is
expert in the simplicity of the rhythmic
sense.
Find the whole story at: Peliculas
and more at
Chronicles About the origin of Carlos Gardel
(Commentary of the book: "Carlos Gardel,
sus antecedentes franceses").
Black and white, 75 minutes, shot in
May 1934 in Astoria-Paramount's studios
(New York, USA). Premiere in New York,
USA, August 10, 1934 (Campo Amor Theatre)
and in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September
5 1934 (Cine Monumental).
"Cuesta abajo" was the best spanish
spoken movie produced by Hollywood until
then. In that film Gardel sang: "Amores de
estudiante", "Por tu boca roja",
"Criollita decí que sí",
"Cuesta abajo" and "Mi Buenos Aires
querido"
Carlos Gardel singing 'Viejo
smoking'
Carlos Gardel singing 'Yira, yira'
while playing the guitar Carlos Gardel singing 'Mano a mano'
while playing the guitar The last moving pictures of Carlos
Gardel at the 25th of April 1935 in
Hotel Miramar in Venezuela. The last movie
made before his death. After this moment
only photographs were made before he died
in a plane crash in 1935 in
Medellín, Colombia. .
Carlos
Gardel's
recordings
on-line in Windows Media Player.
Alphabetical list.
About his life, career and important
events, such as:
Gardel, his encounter with tango.
The documented historical truth, 70 years
after.
Gardel, tango
dancer.
Gardel's girl friend.
Gardel and Chaplin.
The friendship between Gardel and
Piazzolla.
Gardel's debut in Paris.
Medellín, that afternoon in
June.
Find all at:
Chronicles
Movie with Gardel
"Cuesta Abajo" (1934)
Link
to video, WARNING: download of 9 mb, opens in Windows
Media player
1:41 minutes
Close up, facial expressions well
visible.
Link
to video
2:20 minutes.
One shot.
more guitarplayers in background.
Link
to video
2:34 minutes
One shot, close up, facial expressions
well visible.
Link
to video
Video 01:05 minutes.
No sound.
Link
to video