Writing · b. 1888 · Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pascual Contursi

Biography

Pascual Contursi was a well-known Argentine tango playwright, musician and lyricist. He was the author of several tango lyrics, among which "Mi noche triste" stands out, considered the first tango-song and performed by Carlos Gardel in 1917.

Other Credits

La vieja música Songs 1985 Mi noche triste Original Music Composer 1952 Corrientes, calle de ensueños Songs 1949 Pobre mi madre querida Writer 1948 Peluquería de señoras Original Music Composer 1941 If I Were Rich Original Music Composer 1941 La vida es un tango Original Music Composer 1939

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