This second set of lyrics for “El choclo” was penned in 1930 by singer Juan Carlos Marambio Catán. He wrote them at the request of Irene Villoldo, the sister of the tune’s composer Ángel Villoldo…
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The original lyrics of “El choclo” are one of the more amusing curiosities in the history of the tango. We only know about this set of words because Ángel Villoldo, who wrote the tune around 1903, recorded himself singing them while in Paris in the year 1912…
Since her starring role in the 1930 film Madreselva, Libertad Lamarque had been the first lady of tango on stage and screen, her roles casting her image as the anti-elitist heroine, the darling of the people. When Juan Perón came to power in 1946…