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Enrique Santos Discépolo

1901 - 1951

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Enrique Santos Discépolo (Discepolín) (11 March 1901 – 27 December 1951) was an Argentine tango and milonga musician and composer, author of famous tangos like Cambalache and many others performed by several of the most important singers of his time, amongst them notably Carlos Gardel. He was also a filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Enrique Santos Discépolo is the 1,330th most popular musician (down from 1,209th in 2019), the 375th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 371st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Argentinean Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Enrique Santos Discépolo ranks 1,330 out of 3,175Before him are Zedd, Mr Lordi, Roger Taylor, Timbaland, Fazıl Say, and Alan Wilson. After him are Sonny Stitt, Chris Barber, Tor Aulin, Jakub Jan Ryba, Veronika Dudarova, and Ziggy Marley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Enrique Santos Discépolo ranks 235Before him are Joseph De Combe, Max Lorenz, Mark Donskoy, Raymond Firth, Aleksandrs Čaks, and Cyril of Bulgaria. After him are Paul Fritsch, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Norah Borges, Nora Gregor, Ramón J. Sender, and George Vernot. Among people deceased in 1951, Enrique Santos Discépolo ranks 133Before him are Katarzyna Kobro, Pauline Pfeiffer, Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias, Kim Myeong-sun, Karel Teige, and Yrjö Saarela. After him are Levon Shant, Dorothea Bate, Nikola Mushanov, Anna Tumarkin, Mayo Methot, and Richard Schorr.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Enrique Santos Discépolo ranks 375 out of 1,154Before him are Pablo Birger (1924), Eliseo Prado (1929), Natalio Perinetti (1900), Leandro Paredes (1994), Gabriel Milito (1980), and Maxi Rodríguez (1981). After him are Roberto Bonomi (1919), Fernando Lamas (1916), Amado Azar (1913), Julio Ricardo Cruz (1974), José Rondeau (1773), and Victor Ferreyra (1964).

Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Enrique Santos Discépolo ranks 12Before him are Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), and José Cura (1962). After him are Dominic Miller (1960), Fito Páez (1963), Paz Lenchantin (1973), and Sol Gabetta (1981).