Mariano Mores. The sad history behind tango Gricel.

Mariano Mores was born in 1920. He still performes - at 90!
His showy performance style has its detractors, but what is undisputable that he is one of the greatest tango composers of the 20th century on.

Mariano Mores wrote several tangos with lyrics by Jose Maria Contursi. Contursi's lyrics pored straight out of his- broken heart. One of them, Gricel, is directly dedicated to the woman he loved for almost 4 decades.

Several classics composed by Mores:
"Cuartito azul", "Uno", "Por qué la quise tango", "Una lágrima tuya", "Cafetín de Buenos Aires","Adiós Pampa mía", "Taquito militar", "A quién le puede importar", "Sin palabras", "El firulete", "Cada vez que me recuerdes", "Cristal", "Tu piel de jazmín", "Gricel", "En esta tarde gris"

Tracks

Mariano Mores - Adiós Pampa Mía
Francisco Canaro-Cuartito Azul
Binelli, Ferman & Isaac Trio - El Firulete
Enrique Mario Francini - Armando Pontier-Taquito militar
Osvaldo Tarantino & Osvaldo Berlingieri - Uno / Organito De La Tarde (snippet)
Alberto Negri Divorne - En Esta Tarde Gris!...
Aníbal Troilo con Francisco Fiorentino - Gricel

Special Thanx

Max Valentinuzzi, for the idea of the show

Sources

www.todotango.com