Many have compared him to Frank Sinatra, as they were both young, suave gentlemen who “ excelled at the depiction of sophisticated romantic despair.” Gardel was also involved in the movie industry in New York City. I spent half of my childhood in Uruguay, where Gardel is lauded and remembered through his many melancholic love songs. There is a small museum of him in Tacuarembó, where Gardel was supposedly born. Therein lies the mystery behind this famous tango: the origin of its songwriter.Ĭarlos Gardel’s success as a singer and pioneer in the world of tango led him to become a beloved figure in Latin America during the 1920’s and 30’s. “Por una cabeza” was composed and performed by Carlos Gardel, an icon of the River Plate tango. What ties these all together? They all feature the same song. Or perhaps you ignore the Hollywood prompt and imagine that scene in Money Heist when Berlin dances with Ariadna. There’s a chance you picture a scene without any dancing and imagine the opening scene in Schindler’s List , when Oskar is first introduced. Maybe you recall the closing scene of True Lieswith Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. Maybe you picture Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman, tangoing while blind with a young woman. Think back to an obscure tango scene you remember from any Hollywood movie.
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