Homero Aldo Expósito (November 5, 1918 – September 23, 1987) was an Argentine poet and tango songwriter. He used to compose with his brother Virgilio Expósito, who was responsible for the music.

Biography

He was born in Campana and grew up in the city of Zárate, a very important city in the development of the tango. The name ''Expósito'' stems from the fact that Homero's father had been an orphan and had decided to adopt this surname meaning ''of unknown origin.''''Homero Expósito'', Todo Tango
/ref> From a young age, Homero, along with his brother and the future famous drummer Tito Alberti, were part of an orchestra. He took his secondary studies at the ''Colegio San José de Buenos Aires''. He created his first tango with his brother in 1938 entitled ''Rodando'' and sung by

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without repercussion instruments. In 1945 he moved to Buenos Aires. On the same level with his work as an author, he dedicated himself to the organization of Argentine musicians, SADAIC, for which he was treasurer for many years. He composed tangos, not only with his brother Virgilio Expósito, but with famous musicians like

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(''Te llaman malevo''),

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(''Percal, Yuyo verde'', ''Tristezas de la calle Corrientes'', ''Al compás del corazón''), Armando Pontier (''Trenzas''),

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(''Ese muchacho Troilo''), Héctor Stamponi (''Flor de lino''),

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(''Pequeña''), Argentino Galván (''Cafetín'') and

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(''Afiches'').

Songs

Tangos

* "Percal" * "Naranjo en flor", * "Margó" * "Flor de lino" * "Qué me van a hablar de amor" * "Ese muchacho Troilo" * "Te llaman Malevo" * "A Bailar" with Domingo Federico

Pop songs

* "Eso, Eso, Eso" 1960, sung by Los T.N.T.; one of the first

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hits.

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