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Carlos Gardel

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Carlos Gardel Famous memorial

Birth
Toulouse, Departement de la Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Death
24 Jun 1935 (aged 44)
Medellín, Municipio de Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Burial
Chacarita, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina GPS-Latitude: -34.5825958, Longitude: -58.446846
Plot
CALLE 33 Y 6
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Tango Singer, Composer, and Actor. One of the most prominent figures in the history of tango. The unerring musicality of Gardel's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of his lyrics made miniature masterpieces of his hundreds of three-minute tango recordings. Together with lyricist and long-time collaborator Alfredo Le Pera, Gardel wrote several classic tangos. He died in an airplane crash at the height of his career, becoming an archetypal tragic hero mourned throughout Latin America. For many, Gardel embodies the soul of the tango style. He is commonly referred to as "Carlitos", "El Zorzal" (The Song Thrush), "The King of Tango", "El Mago" (The Magician), "El Morocho del Abasto" (The Brunet Boy from Abasto), and "El Mudo" (The Mute).
Tango Singer, Composer, and Actor. One of the most prominent figures in the history of tango. The unerring musicality of Gardel's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of his lyrics made miniature masterpieces of his hundreds of three-minute tango recordings. Together with lyricist and long-time collaborator Alfredo Le Pera, Gardel wrote several classic tangos. He died in an airplane crash at the height of his career, becoming an archetypal tragic hero mourned throughout Latin America. For many, Gardel embodies the soul of the tango style. He is commonly referred to as "Carlitos", "El Zorzal" (The Song Thrush), "The King of Tango", "El Mago" (The Magician), "El Morocho del Abasto" (The Brunet Boy from Abasto), and "El Mudo" (The Mute).

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Apr 25, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1386/carlos-gardel: accessed ), memorial page for Carlos Gardel (11 Dec 1890–24 Jun 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1386, citing Cementerio de la Chacarita, Chacarita, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina; Maintained by Find a Grave.