Francisco Juan Lomuto (November 24, 1893 – December 23, 1950) was an

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Tango

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, leader and

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who occasionally went by the pseudonym:, "Pancho Laguna". Lomuto was born in the

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neighbourhood of

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, one of 10 children raised by Victor Lomuto and Rosalia Narducci. His mother, Rosalia, taught him piano, and by 1922, he had his own orchestra with whom he recorded over 950 numbers between 1922 and 1950. Some of his best-known compositions are; ''La revoltosa'', ''Fumando Espero'', ''Muchachita del campo'' and ''Cachadora''. Characteristic of his tango arrangements is the ending with the

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(not in vals or milonga arrangements). Lomuto became involved in several Argentine films such as ''

El Alma de bandoneón ''The Soul of the Accordion'' ( es, El alma de bandoneón) is a 1935 Argentine tango musical film directed by Mario Soffici and written by José A. Bugliot. It is considered one of the earliest classics of Argentine cinema. The film starred Lib ...

'' ''

La rubia del camino ''La rubia del camino'' (''The Blonde on the Road'') is a 1938 Argentine romantic comedy written and directed by Manuel Romero. Actress Paulina Singerman made her debut in the film. Synopsis A young millionairess and flirt (Paulina Singerman) is ...

'' and ''

Melgarejo ''Melgarejo'' is a 1937 Argentine film directed and written by Luis Moglia Barth. The film premiered in the US on September 19, 1937 and starred Santiago Gómez Cou and Mecha Ortiz. Editing to the film was performed by Carlos Rinaldi. Cast ...

''. In 1936, Lomuto was appointed as the president of organisation for the ''

Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música Sociedad Argentina de Autores y Compositores de Música (SADAIC) (Argentine Society of Music Authors and Composers) is the entity that gathers all musicians and authors of Argentina, and the Argentine performance rights organisation that keeps reg ...

'' (SADAIC) (Argentine Society of Music Authors and Composers).

External links

Francisco Lomuto
at todotango.com
Francisco Lomuto
at tango.info
Francisco J. Lomuto recordings
at the

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