Francisco Gorrindo specialized in lyrics that confront hard topics. When dealing with romance…
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Francisco Gorrindo’s pessimistic but memorable lyrics for “Las cuarenta” elevated the song into a classic of the genre almost immediately. Singer Azucena Maizani premiered the song in 1937 at the Teatro Nacional, and numerous recordings quickly followed.
The late 1930s were a transitional period in tango, marked by the rise of the hard-hitting D’Arienzo band and the explosion of dancing as the center of popular culture. The tango songbook was changing too…