Luis Abulafia

January 25, 1941 –

 

 

 

Horacio Julián Prestamo

January 22, 1943 –

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He said, she said

Leaving the floor at the end of a tanda:

He:  You get prettier every day.

She: No, older.

He:  Well, older, but prettier too.

Mario Calarota

January 16, 1937 –

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Carlos Fanel

January 14, 1943 –

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Eduardo Aronson

January 13, 1937 –

I asked Graciela, “who is that man?” the first time I saw Eduardo at Club Glorias Argentinas in July 2010.  I had never seen him before and asked his permission to film him that night.  We’ve danced in Lo de Celia, Club Oeste, and Confiteria Ideal on many occasions.  He spends his days taking care of a large number of abandoned dogs and cats.

José Luis Aceto

January 12, 1935 –

 

Rafael Crocitto Caffé

January 8, 1936 –

The hands of Carlos Di Sarli

Carlos Di Sarli (January 7, 1903 – January 12, 1960) never permitted filming while he was playing the piano, so there is no visual record of his improvisations.  Troilo said he took his secrets to the grave.  Di Sarli was known as The Lord of Tango.

Guillermo Durante has performed the improvisations of Carlos Di Sarli for almost 30 years as director of Orquesta Tipica Gente de Tango.  I recorded him at the piano during a performance in Nuevo Salon La Argentina.

Sergio Bertoni

January 5, 1929 –

Sergio and his wife Matilde were the inspiration for this pastel by Jocelyn Paine of Alaska.