Gerardo Matos Rodríguez
Gerardo Anacleto Matos Rodríguez | |
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Montevideo, Uruguay | |
Died | (aged 51) Montevideo, Uruguay |
Genres | Tango |
Occupation(s) | Composer, journalist, piano player |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | 1917–1948 |
Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez (March 28, 1897 – April 25, 1948), also known as Becho, was a Uruguayan musician, composer and journalist.
Background and early career
Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez was born in
He travelled widely throughout Europe and stayed in Paris for a time, as well as working as Uruguayan consul to Germany. In 1931, he collaborated on the film score for Luces de Buenos Aires, shot in Joinville-le-Pont, France, and starring renowned tango vocalist Carlos Gardel.
Principal compositions
The most famous classic tango of all times is "
Matos Rodríguez also composed pieces for theater plays premiered in Buenos Aires, among them Manuel Romero's El Gran Circo Rivolta. He led his own tango orchestra in Montevideo for a short time afterwards.
Other tangos composed by him include: “Che papusa, oí”, “Son grupos”, “Yo tuve una novia”, “Cuando bronca el temporal”, “Hablame”, “Pobre corazón”, “Haceme caso a mí”, “Canto por no llorar”, “Rosa reseca”, “Botija linda”, “El pescador”, “Te fuiste, ¡ja, ja!”, “Adiós Argentina”, “Mi provinciana”, “La milonga azul”, “Dale celos”, “Raspail”, “Mocosita”, “La muchacha del circo”, and “San Telmo”. Rodríguez collaborated with the lyricists Enrique Cadícamo, Victor Soliño, Juan B. A. Reyes, Manuel Romero and Fernán Silva Valdés. With the latter he wrote a series of Canciones Montevideanas ("Songs of Montevideo"), including "Margarita Punzó".
He died in Montevideo after a long illness in 1948.
See also
References
- Todo Tango: Gerardo Matos Rodríguez Archived March 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine