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Celedonio Flores

Viejo smoking

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Viejo smoking

One stylish aspect of 1920s lunfardo was a liberal use of foreign terms, and those from England had a certain appeal…

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Muchacho

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Muchacho

The lyric of “Muchacho” by Celedonio Flores partakes of that most ancient of poetic modes, the put-down. Here we see the poet turning his satirical wits against the figure who is usually on the periphery in his other songs—the stuck-up son of privilege.

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Mano a mano

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Mano a mano

Considered one the early masterpieces among tango lyrics, the lunfardo-heavy “Mano a mano” is perhaps the most famous work of Celedonio Flores—and a song with its own controversies too.

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