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Café de los Angelitos

1890: The Café de los Angelitos opened in 1890 under the name Bar Rivadavia, founded by the Italian immigrant Bautista Fazio in Balvanera, then a poor outskirts neighbourhood.† 1912: From 1912 until the early 1930s Carlos Gardel and José Razzano kept the table of their 'barra' at the Café de los Angelitos.†

Opening and closing

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Opened
1890opened 1890 as Bar Rivadavia; renamed around 1920

By decade

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  1. 1920s

    1. 1923Enrique Dizeo: Gardel records his Viejecita mía after Dizeo brings it to him at the Café de los Angelitos.

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  2. 1940s

    1. 1944José Razzano: Writes Café de los Angelitos with Cátulo Castillo.

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Filmed here

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In other catalogues1

OpenStreetMap · node/2709811222Single source

Located in1

Located in BalvaneraSingle source

Open from1

Open from 1890Single source

Open until1

Open until January 1992Supported · 2

Notes4

Closed in January 1992 after a century of business; the abandoned building deteriorated so far that its demolition was ordered. It was rebuilt in 2006 and reopened in 2007 with a tango show.Single source

The Café de los Angelitos opened in 1890 under the name Bar Rivadavia, founded by the Italian immigrant Bautista Fazio in Balvanera, then a poor outskirts neighbourhood1890Single source

From 1912 until the early 1930s Carlos Gardel and José Razzano kept the table of their 'barra' at the Café de los Angelitos1912–1930Single source

Address: Av. Rivadavia 2064source

Dates2

Took place at Electronic and festival era2007Single source

Guardia Vieja — took place at Café de los Angelitos1912Single source

Payadores' café where Gardel and Razzano kept their circle from 1912; a 1944 tango bears its name and it reopened with a tango show.

Where
Avenida Rivadavia 2100

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