- Homero Expósito
Homero Aldo Expósito (
November 5 ,1918 -September 23 ,1987 ) was an Argentine poet and tango songwriter. He was author, among other things, of the famous tangos like "Percal", "Naranjo en flor", "Margó", "Flor de lino", "Qué me van a hablar de amor", "Ese muchacho Troilo", and "Te llaman Malevo". He used to compose with his brotherVirgilio Expósito , who was responsible for the music.Biography
He was born and grew up in the city of Zárate, a very important city in the development of the tango. The name "Expósito" stems from the fact that Homero's father had been a orphan and had decided to adopt this surname meaning "of unknown origin." [ [http://www.todotango.com.ar/spanish/creadores/hexposito.html "Homero Expósito", Todo Tango] ] From a young age, Homero, along with his brother and the future famous drummer
Tito Alberti , were part of an orchestra.He took his secondary studies at the "Colegio San José de Buenos Aires". He created his first tango with his brother in 1938 entitled "Rodando" and sung by
Libertad Lamarque without repercussion instruments. In 1945 he moved to Buenos Aires. On the same level with his work as a author, he dedicated himself to the organization of Argentine musicians,SADAIC , for which he was treasurer for many years.He composed tangos, not only with his brother, but with famous musicians like
Anibal Troilo ("Te llaman malvelo"),Domingo Federico ("Percal, Yuyo verde", "Tristezas de la calle Corrientes", "Al compás del corazón"),Armando Pontier ("Trenzas"),Enrique Francini ("Ese muchacho Troilo"),Héctor Stampone ("Flor de lino"),Osmar Maderna ("Pequeña"),Argentino Galván ("Cafetín").He and his brother created one of the first
Rock en Español hits, "Eso, Eso, Eso" in 1960, sung byLos T.N.T. References
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* [http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCgGEQqXpE&feature=related "Percal", por la Orquesta de Miguel Caló, Disco 78RM en Victrola, YouTube]
* [http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=vcyKM8cw1jI&feature=related "Naranjo en flor", por Roberto Goyeneche, YouTube]
* [http://www.todotango.com.ar/spanish/creadores/hexposito.html "Homero Expósito", Todo Tango]
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