Samuel Castriota

Samuel Castriota was born on 2 November 1885 ^[3][4]. His creative work is documented from 1913, the year in which, according to one biography, he wrote La yerra, his first work ^[1].

Castriota is credited as the composer of Mi noche triste ^[5]. One source dates the piece to 1916 under the title Lita, and states that it later became Mi noche triste with words by Pascual Contursi ^[2].

Castriota died in Buenos Aires on 8 July 1932, 49 days after Contursi ^[3]. His music was used in the 1939 film La vida es un tango ^[3].

History

The earliest work attributed to Castriota is La yerra, which a biography describes as his first work and dates to 1913 ^[1]. A work titled Como brilla appeared in 1914 ^[2].

The year 1916 is given for Lita, the composition that later became Mi noche triste with words by Pascual Contursi ^[2].

Castriota died in Buenos Aires on 8 July 1932 ^[3]. The same source notes that his death came 49 days after that of Contursi ^[3].

Repertoire

Works associated with Castriota in the sources include the following ^[1][2][5]:

- La yerra, dated to 1913 and described as his first work ^[1] - Como brilla, which appeared in 1914 ^[2] - Lita, dated to 1916, later known as Mi noche triste with words by Pascual Contursi ^[2][5]

Legacy

Castriota's music was used in the film La vida es un tango in 1939, several years after his death ^[3].