BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At the peak of his career in the 1930s, Carlos Gardel's fans used to gather at the curb outside his home, hoping to hear one of Argentina's greatest tango singers ...

DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. In Argentina, tango singer Carlos Gardel remains the country's most famous pop-star, even though he died young in a plane crash 80 years ago.

Carlos Gardel was buried at Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires. His fans still visit to pay their respects, often lighting a cigarette that they put it in the hands of his elegant bronze statue ...

For years, I wrote to the sound of tango music from the ‘20s and ‘30s — Don Barreto, Roberto Firpo, Ada Falcón and, of course, the king of them all, Carlos Gardel, who died in a plane crash ...

There’s a terrific story about Piazzolla’s teenage years in the big apple. When superstar tango singer Carlos Gardel went to New York City to film “Tango on Broadway” in 1934, he needed a ...

Carlos Gardel, the most famous figure in tango history, is set to become the subject of a bio-series made by Kapow, the Argentine co-producer of HBO Max/Amazon hit “La Jauría,” and Luis ...

English / Spanish La Historia De Carlos Gardel, Contada En NPR Mandalit del Barco repeats tradition by placing a lit cigarette in the hand of legendary tango vocalist Carlos Gardel in Buenos Aires.

But the similarities end there. The Gardels — so named after fabled tango master Carlos Gardel — delve into musical categories many non-Argentines know little about.

B U E N O S  A I R E S, Argentina, Nov. 25 -- A fresh, red carnation adorns thestone lapel of Carlos Gardel's life-size statue in the Chacaritascemetery, and a real cigarette dangles from his ...

“Carlos Gardel is considered the King of Tango,” said Rosario Bauza, artistic director of Tango Buenos Aires. “He is responsible for hundreds of three-minute tangos that are still used today.