Carlos Gardel was born Charles Romuald Gardés on 11 December 1890, in Toulouse, France. Son of an unknown father, he arrived at Buenos Aires with his mother at the age of 2.

He lived great part of his life in Abasto neighbourhood. His childhood was a modest one and as a kid he would work to help his mother.

He started to sing at the age of 17 and in 1911 he formed a duo with an Uruguayan singer named José Razzano, who turned him into the phenomenon of the decade.

The recognition came in 1914, when he started to present himself regularly in a Buenos Aires cabaret called Arnemonville.

After the separation of the duo, he started to travel abroad. In 1925 he was already very popular in all Hispanic America. 1927 was the year of his glory in Europe, reaching great success in Paris. Then the United States and the movies came.

At Paramount Studios, in New York, he performed several films which were very successful and spread even more his legend. 

On 24 June 1935 he died in an aerial disaster, at the top of his carreer and fame, in Medellín, Colombia.

Today Gardel represents a tango icon and is still one of the most worshipped celebrities in Argentina. Those who follow him usually say that "he sings better each day".

Most successful songs:
. Mi Buenos Aires Querido
. El Día Que Me Quieras 
. Volver 
. A Media Luz 
. El Choclo

Main Movies :
. Flor de Durazno (1917)
. Cuesta Abajo (1934)
. El Día Que Me Quieras (1935)
. The Big Broadcast of 1935 (1935)