UID:
edoccha_9961222971002883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 340 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
0-8229-7642-0
Content:
In the first biography in English of the great Argentinian tango singer Carlos Gardel (1890-1935), Collier traces his rise from very modest beginnings to become the first genuine "superstar" of twentieth-century Latin America. In his late teens, Gardel won local fame in the barrios of Buenos Aires singing in cafes and political clubs. By the 1920s, after he switched to tango singing, the songs he wrote and sang enjoyed instant popularity and have become classics of the genre. He began making movies in the 1930s, quickly establishing himself as the most popular star of the Spanish-language cinema, and at the time of his death Paramount was planning to launch his Hollywood career. Collier's biography focuses on Gardel's artistic career and achievements but also sets his life story within the context of the tango tradition, of early twentieth-century Argentina, and of the history of popular entertainment.
Note:
PREFACE -- 1 THE BOY FROM TOULOUSE 1890-1911 -- 2 THE GARDEL-RAZZANO DUO 1911-1918 -- 3 BIRTH OF THE TANGO SONG 1917-1925 -- 4 TANGO STAR 1925-1930 -- 5 THE SINGER AND THE SONG -- 6 PARIS AND BUENOS AIRES 1930-1933 -- 7 NEW YORK 1933-1935 -- 8 FATEFUL JOURNEY 1935 -- 9 LEGEND -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780822935353
Language:
English
