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Casimiro Aín

Casimiro Aín: Sails to Europe on a cargo ship, dancing in England, Paris and Spain., Travels to Paris with Vicente Loduca's players, then works in New York until 1916., On 1 February dances the tango 'Ave María' with María Scotto before Pope Pius XI at the Vatican, by his own account., Returns to live in Argentina (Todotango's chronicle says 1927)., Dies in Buenos Aires on 17 October, after a leg amputation., Won the World Championship of Modern Dances in Paris in 1920 with partner Jazmín and was nicknamed 'The King of Tango' there, In 1901 Casimiro Aín travelled to Europe on a cargo ship, working at anything but dancing, and In 1913 he travelled to France with the orquesta típica of bandoneonist Vicente Loduca, violinist Eduardo Monelos and pianist Celestino Ferrer.

Casimiro Aín: won Wins a world championship of modern dances in Paris with Jazmín (Pinsón gives 1924). and In the 1920s in Paris he won the World Championship of Modern Dances with his partner Jazmín, at the Teatro Marigny in June, against 150 couples.

Casimiro Aín: born on 1882-03-04.

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Sails to Europe on a cargo ship, dancing in England, Paris and Spain.1901

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Travels to Paris with Vicente Loduca's players, then works in New York until 1916.1913

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On 1 February dances the tango 'Ave María' with María Scotto before Pope Pius XI at the Vatican, by his own account.Feb 1, 1924

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Returns to live in Argentina (Todotango's chronicle says 1927).1930

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Dies in Buenos Aires on 17 October, after a leg amputation.Oct 17, 1940

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Won the World Championship of Modern Dances in Paris in 1920 with partner Jazmín and was nicknamed 'The King of Tango' there1920

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In 1901 Casimiro Aín travelled to Europe on a cargo ship, working at anything but dancing1901

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In 1913 he travelled to France with the orquesta típica of bandoneonist Vicente Loduca, violinist Eduardo Monelos and pianist Celestino Ferrer1913

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He then went to New York for three years, returning to Buenos Aires in 19161913–1916

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He returned to Argentina for good in 19301930

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Won Wins a world championship of modern dances in Paris with Jazmín (Pinsón gives 1924).1920

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Won In the 1920s in Paris he won the World Championship of Modern Dances with his partner Jazmín, at the Teatro Marigny in June, against 150 couples1920

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Born1

Born on March 4, 1882

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  1. Mar 4, 1882Born in Buenos Aires on 4 March to a Basque father and a Genoese mother.

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  2. 1901Sails to Europe on a cargo ship, dancing in England, Paris and Spain.

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  3. 1913Travels to Paris with Vicente Loduca's players, then works in New York until 1916.

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  4. 1920Wins a world championship of modern dances in Paris with Jazmín (Pinsón gives 1924).

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  5. Feb 1, 1924On 1 February dances the tango 'Ave María' with María Scotto before Pope Pius XI at the Vatican, by his own account.

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  6. 1930Returns to live in Argentina (Todotango's chronicle says 1927).

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  7. Oct 17, 1940Dies in Buenos Aires on 17 October, after a leg amputation.

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