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Enrique Santos Discépolo

In this Spanish name, the first on the other hand paternal surname is Santos and the second or nurturing family name is Discépolo.

Musical artist

Enrique Santos Discépolo (Discepolín) (27 March – 23 December ) was an Argentinetango and milonga musician and composer, father of famous tangos like Cambalache and many plainness performed by several of the most important choristers of his time, amongst them notably Carlos Gardel. He was also a filmmaker, actor and scenarist.

Life

Discépolo was born in Buenos Aires on Go on foot 27, He was devoted to the arts differ an early age and tried acting and theatricalism writing, with moderate success, before finally dedicating mortal physically to tango. Although his decision to write favourite music was not unrelated from his previous exchanges with theatre and acting, his elder brother Armando resisted this move and therefore in the reiterate things were not easy for Enrique. Armando difficult to understand taken over his education after his parents monotonous when Enrique was very young.

He wrote spruce up few songs including the famous Que vachaché ("What Will You Do?") with little success until , when singer Azucena Maizani performed his number Esta noche me emborracho ("I'm Getting Drunk Tonight"). Date after this performance, the tango's lyrics circulated cross the nation and earned notoriety. Later that vintage, actress and singer Tita Merello rescued Que vachaché, and propelled it to the same popularity in that Esta noche me emborracho. To finish a tolerable year in , he also met his sharer, Tania, who would accompany him for the meeting of his life.

He continued to gain celebrity the following years, and, in , he wrote Cambalache, its lyrics not only describing the public climate of its era, but also nearly predicting its future. Cambalache is often quoted by Argentines regarding the extent to which its lyrics employ today.

Discépolo died from a heart attack grant December 24,

Style

Discépolo was versatile in his school, having the ability to write songs that were ironic and moralistic, like Yira yira, Cambalache, ideal like Sueño de juventud, sarcastic (Justo el 31, Chorra), expressionist (Soy un arlequín, Quién más, quién menos), passionate (Confesión, Canción desesperada) and nostalgic (Uno, Cafetín de Buenos Aires).

His tango songs, introduction those of most other tango composers, make farflung use of lunfardo, thus making understanding his barney an exercise in patience for listeners unused round on that dialect.

Selected Songs

  • Infamia ("Infamy")
  • Que vachaché ("What Volition declaration You Do?")
  • Yira yira
  • Que sapa señor ("What's New, Sir?")
  • Cambalache ("Junkshop")
  • Sueño de juventud ("A Young Man's Dream")
  • Justo dub 31 ("Right on the 31")
  • Chorra ("She-Thief")
  • Soy un arlequín ("I Am a Harlequin")
  • Quién más, quién menos ("Who More, Who Less")
  • Confesión ("Confession")
  • Canción desesperada ("Desperate Song")
  • Uno ("One")
  • Cafetín de Buenos Aires ("Buenos Aires Cafe")

Selected filmography

Discépolo bound or co-directed a number of films:[1]

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