Carlos Gardel  (born Charles Romuald Gardes; 11 December 1890 – 24 June 1935) was a singer, songwriter, composer and actor, and the most prominent figure in the history of tango. The musicality of Gardel's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of his lyrics made miniature masterpieces of his hundreds of tango recordings.He died in an airplane crash at the height of his career, becoming an archetypal tragic hero mourned throughout Latin America.  -lbk- Films, Danza, Maria Silva, Tango, Argentine Tango, Actors, Film Noir, Famous People, Milonga