GUZMÁN, Carmen

  Carmen Guzmán was born in Mendonza, Argentine in 1925. She was a singer, songwriter, composer and high-level guitarist. Daughter of musicians and singers, she began her music studies at age 7 and appeared at concerts of classical music when she was an eight-year-old girl. By age 14 she graduated as a guitar teacher.

She started her romance with tango in 1944 by appearing at a talent contest. In the 50s for the first time, she was awarded as a composer for her tango “Y ya no estás” and was signed for 6 months on the radio.

She composed more than 300 songs and more than thirty works of the classical genre for solo guitar, edited by Editorial Lagos and by Editorial Henry Lemoine in Paris, France, which today are the subject of study among teachers of the instrument and were included in guitar chairs at universities in the United States.

All the important record labels of Buenos Aires had her valuable contribution to folk music and tango. She performed on radio and television, in the most important theatres and halls of the City of Buenos Aires and in various countries with great figures of music.

She died in Buenos Aires on May 17, 2012, at the age of 86.