Jorge Casal
Jorge Casal | |
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 Jorge Casal in 1954 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Salvador Carmelo Pappalardo |
| Born | 4 January 1924 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 25 June 1996 (aged 72) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Tango |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Labels | RCA Victor, TK |
Jorge Casal (14 January 1924 – 25 June 1996), whose real name was Salvador Carmelo Pappalardo,[1] was an Argentine tango singer and actor with a long artistic career.[2][3][4]
Professional career
[edit]The son of Italian parents, Jorge Casal began working in a small textile factory in Villa Piaggio (now Villa Lynch), in the San Martín district, about 20 blocks from his home.[3]
He began his professional career in tango alongside his friend, the singer Roberto Florio.[3]
He was hired as a singer for Florindo Sassone's orchestra, where he sang tangos such as Canción de cuna and Volver by Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera, from 18 November 1946, until 1950.[3][5]
On 2 March 1950, he joined Aníbal Troilo's orchestra, leaving behind 20 memorable recordings on record, and remained there until 30 April 1955, when he made his debut as a solo singer. Alongside Troilo was also his other singer, Raúl Berón.[2][3]
His first recordings in that capacity were made with Roberto Grela’s guitar ensemble.[6]
Films
[edit]- 1950: Al compás de tu mentira, with the orchestra of Domingo Federico.
- 1952: Mi noche triste, where he dubbed the actor Jorge Salcedo.
- 1954: El cartero, where he worked alongside the actress Haydée Larroca.
- 1955: Vida nocturna.[4]
TV
[edit]- 1956: El tango, señor de la ciudad, with Astor Piazzolla, Alba Solís, the ballet of Ángel Eleta, and Nelly Raymond.[7]
- 1963: Grandes valores del tango.[8]
Theatre
[edit]- 1953: El patio de la morocha, a one-act play by Cátulo Castillo and Aníbal Troilo. Previously, he toured Brazil.[9]
- 1959: Caramelos surtidos, by Enrique Santos Discépolo, again with Aníbal Troilo and performed at the Presidente Alvear Theater.[10]
Discography
[edit]- Dicen que dicen
- A mis manos
- Canción de cuna y Volver (1947).
- Por dónde andará (1947).
- Puentecito de mi río (1947).
- Cien guitarras (1947).
- Siempre te nombra (1947).
- El día que me quieras (1948).
- A la luz del candil (1948).
- Rencor (1949).
- Y volvemos a querernos (1949).
- Mi noche triste (1949).
- La última cita (1949).
- Fogón de huella (1949).
- Madre hay una sola (1949).
- No te engañes corazón (1949).
- Noches de Atenas (1950).
- Al compás de la mentira (1950)[11]
- Uno y uno
- Tinglado
With Aníbal Troilo (TK):
- Che bandoneón 24-11-1950
- Mi vieja viola 19-02-1951
- El patio de la morocha 21-03-1951
- La violeta 30-07-1951
- Buenos Aires 20-03-1952
- Amigazo 28-03-1952
- Uno 14-05-1952
- Flor campera 05-06-1952
- Ventanita de arrabal 07-08-1952
- Barrio viejo del 80 11-09-1952
- Del suburbio 11-09-1952
- Araca corazón 23-11-1952
- La mentirosa 12-12-1952
- Vuelve la serenata 23-03-1953 (with Raúl Berón)
- Una canción 19-05-1953
- Patio mío 22-09-1953
- Milonga del mayoral 22-09-1953 (with Raúl Berón)
- Carmín 12-02-1954
- La cantina 29-04-1954
- Los cosos de al lao 06-09-1954
References
[edit]- ^ "Un humilde recuerdo para: Jorge Casal | Diario Andino Digital de Villa La Angostura y La Patagonia". DiarioAndino (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ a b "Biography of Jorge Casal by Néstor Pinsón". www.todotango.com. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ a b c d e "Jorge Casal: el odioso olvido de un gran cantor". Semanario de Junín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ a b "Filmografía, imágenes y noticias en el cine argentino de Jorge Casal". cinenacional.com (in Spanish). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ Benedetti, Héctor Ángel (2011-06-01). 101 discos de tango para la discoteca (in Spanish). SUDAMERICANA. ISBN 978-950-07-3366-3.
- ^ "Roberto Grela | Fundación Konex". www.fundacionkonex.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ Nielsen, Jorge. "El tango en los primeros años de la tele". Centro Cultural de la Cooperación Floreal Gorini (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ Nielsen, Jorge (2004). La magia de la televisión argentina: 1951-1960, cierta historia documentada (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ediciones del Jilguero. pp. 126.
- ^ "A box office hit: «El patio de la Morocha» - Todotango.com". www.todotango.com. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Jorge Casal". El Litoral (in Spanish). 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Murmullo de barrio: Jorge Casal con la Orquesta de Florindo Sassone (1947 - 1950)". Murmullo de barrio (in Spanish). 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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