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Café de los Angelitos

Café de los Angelitos: 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., 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, From 1912 until the early 1930s Carlos Gardel and José Razzano kept the table of their 'barra' at the Café de los Angelitos, and Address: Av. Rivadavia 2064.††† 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.†

The music danced here

The recordings most danced here, on film. The bar is how often each is still danced everywhere we index.

  1. Destino de florCarlos Di SarliRoberto Florio
    98 dances
  2. Cabeza de noviaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe
    199 dances
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Opening and closing

Our venue records; each note says what the year counts

Opened
1890opened 1890 as Bar Rivadavia; renamed around 1920

By decade

Dated moments, each with its source, and what we filmed

  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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Dancers filmed here

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Filmed here

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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

Events held here.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

OpenStreetMap · node/2709811222

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Located in1

Located in Balvanera

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Open from1

Open from 1890

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Open until1

Open until January 1992

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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.

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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 neighbourhood1890

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

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Address: Av. Rivadavia 2064source

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Dates2

Took place at Electronic and festival era2007

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Guardia Vieja — took place at Café de los Angelitos1912

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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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