Carlos Gardel by junge1
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The plaque-covered tomb of Carlos Gardel in Cementerio de la Chacarita in Buenos Aires.
Gardel was born in Paris, France in 1890 and was brought by his poor and single mother to Buenos Aires when he was three years old. He passed his formative years in a neighborhood near the Mercado de Abasto, a central produce market. He came to epitomize the porteno.
He began singing in his youth in the neighboorhood. His performing career began after he became friends with the Uruguayan-born Jose Razzano, forming the popular duo Gardel-Razzano.
In 1917 Gardel became a solo performer and became an immediate success in Argentina and other Latin American countries, although the Argentine elite still despised the music and what it stood for-the rise of the middle class that challenged its monopoly on power.
Gardel travelled to Spain and France where widespread acceptance finally made him palatable even to the elite sectors of Argentine society.
Gardel died in a plane crash in Medellin, Columbia in June 1935. Each year on the anniversary of his death his tomb is covered with flowers by adoring fans.
This picture was taken on 26 November 2006.
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Comments (22)
timtripp
excellent!
jeroni
fantastic capture my friend, excellent image
flora-crassella
ein beeindruckendes Monument...
bebert
very nice shot !!
Fidelity2
Perfect. 5+!!!
annie5
A very interesting capture! Thanks for the info :)
tennesseecowgirl
Love all the information you included here, great to read.
dhanco
Such a beautiful monument and interesting story about him. Wonderful capture, Sig.
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent capture and narrative Sig, very interesting, I must admit I have never heard of the singer before now, this is one of the things I like about RR. As well as being a fantastic friendly site you learn something new every day, well I do anyhow. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
SapUS59
excellent capture of such a beautiful monument !!
durleybeachbum
Truly extraordinary!
mickuk50
another fascinating read sig :o)..excellent capture mick
MrsLubner
An astonishing shot. The pov really gives all the details and marvelous details they are.
jocko500
a wonderful shot of this man and a history of what he did
RobyHermida
MISSSSSSSSSSSSS BUENOS AIRES QUERIDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Awesome capture
Iceshark39
Fantastic shot, Sig. Beautiful memorial to a wonderful individual and fantastic details about his life. Wonderful job!
artaddict2
Very interesting read about this important man from Latin-American music history. The tomb memorial is incredibly elaborate with plaques and statues of all kinds. A superb capture, thanks for sharing with us Sig.
Jaml
Volver con la frente marchita, las nieves del tiempo plateando mi sien. Sentir que es un soplo la vida, que veinte años no es nada que febril la mirada Te busca y te nombra Volveeeeeeeeeer..... Gran homenaje, che!
Hendesse
Excellent shot with a lot of details. Thanks for the informations too!
virginiese Online Now!
Excellent ! Very nice tomb and statue ! Thanks for sharing !
Richardphotos
very ornate graveyard and the statues are beautiful. awesome capture
leanndra
A lovely tribute Sig, and the history of his life is sad because he was still a young man when he died. Thank you for sharing this with us. Lea