MAIZANI, Azucena
Name:
MAIZANI, Azucena (b. 1902)
Musical genre:
Chamber Music, Film/TV & Multimedia, Singer-Songwriter
Country of birth:
Argentina
Country of location:
Argentina
Notes:
Azucena Josefa Maizani, also known as Ñata Gaucha and Azabache, was an Argentine tango singer, composer, and actress. Discovered by Francisco Canaro in 1920, she rose to become an international star. Horacio Salas describes her as "the most important tango singer" of the 1920s. Her frequent stage and radio appearances made her the female counterpart to Carlos Gardel. For many years, she performed in male or *criollo* gaucho attire, earning her the nickname "Funny-face Cowgirl" from Libertad Lamarque in 1935.
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