Enrique Domingo Cadícamo ( Luján,

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, July 15, 1900 –

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, December 3, 1999) was a prolific

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and

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. From an initial

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bent, he developed a distinctive,

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-rich style from an early age, and by 1925 he had his first piece, ''Pompas de jabón'', sung by

Carlos Gardel Carlos Gardel (born Charles Romuald Gardès; 11 December 1890 – 24 June 1935) was a French-born Argentine singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. He was one of the most influential inter ...

. Other notable compositions include ''Madame Ivonne'', ''Che, papusa, oí'', ''Anclado en París'', ''Muñeca brava'', '' Al Mundo le falta un Tornillo'', ''Pa' que bailen los muchachos'' and ''Los mareados'' ("The dizzy ones"), originally titled ''Los dopados'' ("The doped ones"), about a couple that vows to get drunk after realizing their love is over.

Career

Also prolific as a writer, he published three volumes of

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(''Canciones grises'', 1926; ''La luna del bajo fondo'', 1940; and ''Viento que lleva y trae'', 1945), three biographical and historical books (''El debut de Gardel en París'', ''La historia del tango en París'' and ''Mis memorias''), some theatrical works (''La epopeya del tango'' and ''La baba del diablo'', both co-written with Félix Pelayo, and ''El romance de dos vagos'' in collaboration with Germán Ziclis) and the narrative pieces ''El cantor de Buenos Aires'', with Alberto Ballerini, and ''Los cuentos de un príncipe'' with

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. In 1936 he wrote and directed the film '' Noites Cariocas''. As a recognition to his career, he was declared Illustrious Citizen of the city of Buenos Aires in 1987, and Emeritus of Argentine Culture in 1996. He died at 99 from

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. ''Los mareados'' has enjoyed several revivals; it has been part of

Mercedes Sosa Haydée Mercedes "La Negra" Sosa (; 9 July 1935
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's repertoire since the 1980s, and was also covered by

Roberto Goyeneche Roberto Goyeneche (January 29, 1926 in Saavedra, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires – August 27, 1994 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine tango singer who epitomized the archetype of 1950s Buenos Aires' bohemian life, and became a living legend in ...

and

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. Another Cadícamo lyric, ''Por la vuelta'' (" toastto urreturn") is a mirror image of ''Los mareados'': two former lovers meet a year after splitting up, find that their mutual friendship has survived their estrangement, and agree to drink to that. Incidentally, the drink of choice in both stories is

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Works

Books

* ''Canciones Tristes'' * ''La Luna del Bajo Fondo'' * ''Viento que Lleva y Trae'' * ''"Historia del Tango en París'' * ''El otro Juan Carlos Cobián'' * ''Bajo el Signo del Tango''

Theatre

* ''Así nos Paga la Vida'' * ''La Baba del Diablo'' * ''El Romance de Dos Vagos'' * ''El Cantor de Buenos Aires'' * ''La Epopeya del Tango''

Tangos

* ''Los mareados'' * ''Por la vuelta'' * ''Nostalgias'' * ''Pompas de Jabón'' * ''Muñeca Brava'' * ''Vieja Recova'' * ''¡Che, papusa... Oí!'' * ''Madame Ivonne'' * ''Nunca tuvo novio'' * ''Notas de bandoneón'' * " El canto de Buenos Aires" * " La casita de mis viejos" * " Niebla del riachuelo"

Films

The life of Carlos Gardel Producer Martin Deluca scrimplay by Enrique Cadicamo * ''

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External links

Biography
* Gardel 2008 film original screenplay by Enrique Cadicamo& Martin Deluca Adaptation & translation English by Martin Deluca 1900 births 1999 deaths Argentine film directors Tango poets Argentine people of Italian descent People from Luján, Buenos Aires Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery 20th-century Argentine poets Tango lyricists 20th-century Argentine male writers {{Argentina-poet-stub