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Azucena Maizani
Argentine singer and actress (1902–1970)
Azucena Maizani | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1902-11-17)17 November 1902 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | 15 January 1970(1970-01-15) (aged 67) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter, Actress |
Musical artist
Azucena Maizani (17 November 1902 – 15 January 1970) was an Argentine tango singer, composer and actress who was born in Buenos Aires on November 17, 1902, and died in the same city on January 15, 1970. She was discovered in 1920 by Francisco Canaro and quickly emerged as a major star. Her frequent appearances on stage and radio made her the female counterpart of Carlos Gardel although she did not enjoy as successful a film career as he did, appearing in a handful of films of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema including ¡Tango! (1933) and Buenos Aires Sings (1947). During many years she gave performances dressed with men's suits or criollo cowboy attire for which she was known by the nickname "Funny-face Cowgirl", given to her by Libertad Lamarque in 1935.
Early years
She lived in the Palermo neighborhood until she was five in which, because it seemed that she had health problems and her parents were very poor, she was taken by some family members to live on Martín García island. On that island located in the middle of the Río de la Plata river, halfway between Argentina and Uruguay, she completed her grade school education and at 17, returned to Buenos Aires and began working as a seamstress in a shirt factory and in a fashion house. She liked singing and, according to Canaro, one night she went to Pigall where he acted and she convinced him to let her sing two tangos in public with his orchestra. If she did not get a job through this, it must have strengthened her in her artistic career, which began in 1922 in which she began as a chorus girl in the brothers César and Pepe Ratti's company which was putting on the piece, El bail Here are the details of the broadcast cribbed from the Radio Times:
The Folk Process, 1
EL GAUCHO MARTIN FIERRO 27/11/67
Extract from the ballad by Jose Hernandez, translated for radio by Dorita Y Pepe, who also play the guitars. With Patrick Magee as Martin Fierro, Denys Hawthorne as Cruz his comrade, The Argentinian verse read by Alec Martinez. Others taking part: Kevin McHugh, Peter King, Grizelda Hervey, and Tony Van den Burgh. Arranged for radio and produced by Frances Dillon
According to my limited sources the following is known about the participants:
DORITA Y PEPE
Real names Dorothy & Peter Sensier; English musicians specialising in South American Folk Music. Peter Sensier (Pepe) died in 1978
JOSE HERNANDEZ
Born November 10, 1834 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Little is known about his early years, though it maybe that ill health forced him to live in the pampas, where he acquired background knowledge about gauchos (argentine cowboys).
A self taught writer with political leanings, he defended the position of the provinces that did not have to remain tied to the central authorities established in Buenos Aires. In 1858, he emigrated to Parana, where he participated in the Cepeda and Pav�n's Battle (on Urquiza's side). He became a reporter for the Nacional Argentino newspaper, and in 1868 he lauched the newspaper "El Eco de Corrientes" where he published articles about gauchos and the land, about politics of borders and about the Indians; topics that he would articulate in the Martin Fierro book.
He took part in the last gaucho revolution which ended in 1871 with the defeat of the gaucho and Hern�ndez's exile. He returned to Buenos Aires in 1874, and whilst living at the Great Argentine Hotel he finished writing the book titled "El Gaucho Martin Fierro" (an epic-popular poem considered one of the greatest works in Argentine literature), and edited it in December of 1872, with great success.
In 1879, he published, The Return o Melodisc Records
Number Artist Titles Notes P201 Delia Murphy with the Kerry Band "The Wake in Kildare" / "The Wild Colonial Boy" P202 Delia Murphy with the Kerry Band "Connemara Cradle Song" / "A Trip Over the Mountain" (Mel89/Mel91) P203 Delia Murphy with the Kerry Band "County Tyrone" / "The Captain with the Whiskers" (Mel88/Mel90) P204 Butlin's American Square Dancers - Danny Levan's Tennessee Rakers (Butlins Chief Caller Wally Goodman) "Virginia Reel" / "Soldier's Joy" [Mel254/Mel252] P205 Butlin's American Square Dancers with Caller - Danny Levan's Tennessee Rakers "Butlins Reel" / "Rakes of Mallow [Mel251/Mel253] P206 Tito Burns Sextet "Over a Bottle of Wine" / "Undecided" P207 Jack Fallon's Red River Boys "The Girl I Left Behind Me" / "Wagoners Reel" [Mel 290/Mel 291] P208 Jack Fallon's Red River Boys "Duck for the Oyster" / "Plough Jockeys Ball" P209 Varsity String Orchestra (Ed Durlacher, caller) "Nelly Bly" / "Red River Valley" [S 1696 /S 1694] Featuring authentic American square dancers with calls P210 Dickie Valentine with Chorus and Orchestra "Lorelei" / "Never" Directed by Maurice Taylor – (from the 1951 Mitzi Gaynor movie Golden Girl) [RRT1001] [1952]
(Two Heath singers solo on Melodisc Ted Heath vocalists Dickie Valentine and Dennis Lotis both solo on Melodise records due to be released shortly. Melody Maker, 22 March 1952, vol. 28, issue 966, p. 8) P211 Dennis Lotis with the Maurice Taylor Orchestra "Tell Me Why" / "Please Mr. Sun" [/RRT1005] P212 Annette Klooger with the Teddy Foster Orchestra "I Wanna Love You" / "I'm Lucky I Have You" [RRT1007/RRT 1008] P213 Frank Deniz, Hermanos Deniz' Cuban Rhythm Band "Mambo No.5" / "Mi Botecito" [Mel 316/Mel 318] P214 Hermanos Deniz' Cuban Rhythm Band "O Tic Tac Do Meu Coracao - Samba" / "Luna Lunera - Rhumba" [Mel 317/Mel 319] P215 Butlin's American Square Dancers, Danny Levan's Tennessee Rakers "Ragtime Anni britguy -> Whatever happened to Luis Maravilla? (Apr. 11 2013 13:33:08)
Back in the 1950's, when I first got into flamenco, there was a popular flamenco guitarist named Luis Maravilla, who made a lot or recordings, and seemed to be very popular in Spain and the U.K.
Nobody on this Foro seems to mention him any more. Why is that? Ramon Amira -> RE: Whatever happened to Luis Maravilla? (Apr. 13 2013 3:38:50)
Well, I guess he died by now, along with the rest of his contemporaries – Sabicas, Nino Ricardo, Pepe Martinez, Carlos Montoya, Melchor de Marchena, Mario Escudero, etc. If not, he would be just about a hundred years old.
I’m not sure, but I think his daughter was the bailaora, Luisa Maravilla, who was married to Donn Pohren, the author of “The Art of Flamenco.”
Luis was a fine flamenco guitarist, who accompanied many singers and dancers. He also played classical guitar. A long time ago I had a two LP set of his playing, which also included sheet music for both records.
Ramon mark indigo -> RE: Whatever happened to Luis Maravilla? (Apr. 13 2013 12:02:41)
you got me curious about this name, which i have heard of, and of course as PC mentioned his maybe daughter Luisa, an also familiar name
first stop google -
second stop wikipedia -
Luis Maravilla (Luis Lopez Tejera) (1 June 1914 – 2000) was a Flamenco composer. He was born in Seville, Spain.
Maravilla studied guitar under Marcelo Molina and Pepe de Badajoz, and debuted professionally at the age of 12 in the Pavon Theatre of Seville. In the 1930s he toured much of North and South America. The Spanish Civil War brought him to France. Returning to Spain in 1940, he performed with such troupes as Gracia de Triana and Estrellita Castro. Maravilla retired in 1957 to begin teaching. britgu