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Francisco Canaro

Born November 26, 1888 · San José de Mayo, Uruguay

Died December 14, 1964 · aged 76

Francisco Canaro, artistic name of Francisco Canarozzo (b. November 26, 1888 in San José, Uruguay - d. December 14, 1964 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), was an Uruguayan tango composer, violinist, orchesta director and producer, nationalized Argentine in 1940. He is widely considered one of the most important musicians in the history of Tango.

Known For

The DependentThe Dependent · 1969
The Dependent
★ 7.01969
MovieDrama
Fernandez is a lonely man leading a lonely life. All he does is work for an old man in a hardware store. But all that changes, when he meets the girl of his dreams... and her family.
Gaucho NobilityGaucho Nobility · 1915
Gaucho Nobility
★ 5.71915
MovieDramaAdventure
La Pampa, Argentina. Don Genaro Gran hires gaucho Juan to capture horses and tame them. In his quest, Juan rescues a girl in trouble whose beauty unleashes Don Genaro's worst impulses.
Puerto NuevoPuerto Nuevo · 1936
Puerto Nuevo
★ 8.01936
MovieComedyDrama
With the help of a rich young woman, a singer who lives in the precarious housing area that existed in Puerto Nuevo comes to fame.
Rosas de otoñoRosas de otoño · 1930
Rosas de otoño
★ 8.01930
MovieMusic
Carlos Gardel performing Rosas de Otoño, vals composed by Guillermo Barbieri and written by José Rial.
HoneysuckleHoneysuckle · 1938
Honeysuckle
★ 6.71938
MovieMusicRomance
A film star enjoys a romance with the daughter of a puppeteer, but his criminal past threatens to ruin it.
Corrientes, calle de ensueñosCorrientes, calle de ensueños · 1949
Corrientes, calle de ensueños
★ 9.01949
MovieDrama
Story about a humble musician who triumphs overcoming his failures and a young woman arrives in Buenos Aires from the interior of the country in search of triumph but finds death.
With music in the soulWith music in the soul · 1951
With music in the soul
★ 7.01951
MovieMusic
An orchestra director had a son as a result of an affair in his youth and hides the fact from his wife. But the young man succeeds as a musician and the truth soon comes to light.
Así cantaba Carlos GardelAsí cantaba Carlos Gardel · 1935
Así cantaba Carlos Gardel
★ 8.51935
MovieMusic
A film that brings together ten of the fifteen shorts that Carlos Gardel filmed in 1930 under the direction of Eduardo Morera, in the film studios of the pioneer Federico Valle.

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