Pintín Castellanos

Pintín Castellanos was born on 10 June 1905 ^[6]. At fourteen, in 1919, he wrote his first composition, the tango El pirata ^[1].

He introduced La puñalada as a tango in a night club in Carrasco in 1933 ^[1]. In 1937 Juan D'Arienzo, who was in Montevideo for the carnival dances at the Teatro Solís, adapted the piece as a milonga and recorded it ^[2].

Castellanos wrote the milonga El temblor in 1938 and formed his own orchestra in 1939 ^[3][2]. In 1941 he wrote Candombe oriental ^[4]. He died in Montevideo on 2 July 1983 ^[5].

History

Castellanos was born on 10 June 1905 ^[6]. He wrote his first composition, the tango El pirata, in 1919, at the age of fourteen ^[1].

In 1933 he introduced La puñalada, then presented as a tango, in a night club in Carrasco ^[1]. The piece took a different form four years later. In 1937 Juan D'Arienzo was in Montevideo for the carnival dances at the Teatro Solís ^[2]. There he adapted La puñalada as a milonga and recorded it ^[2].

In 1938 Castellanos wrote the milonga El temblor ^[3]. In 1939 he formed his own orchestra ^[2]. He wrote Candombe oriental in 1941 ^[4].

Castellanos died in Montevideo on 2 July 1983 ^[5].

Compositions

Biographical sources name the following works by Castellanos, with the years given for each ^[1][3][4]:

- El pirata, a tango, his first composition, written in 1919 ^[1] - La puñalada, introduced as a tango in 1933 and later adapted as a milonga by Juan D'Arienzo ^[1][2] - El temblor, a milonga, written in 1938 ^[3] - Candombe oriental, written in 1941 ^[4]

Public music credits list Castellanos as composer of the following works ^[7]:

- Meta fierro ^[7] - La puñalada ^[7] - Tirando a matar ^[7] - Me gusta bailar milonga ^[7] - A puño limpio ^[7]

Recordings

The dossier documents one recording connected with Castellanos. Juan D'Arienzo recorded La puñalada in 1937, in his own adaptation as a milonga, while he was in Montevideo for the carnival dances at the Teatro Solís ^[2]. The sources do not give a label, matrix number, exact recording date or singer for this recording ^[2].

Orchestra

Castellanos formed his own orchestra in 1939 ^[2]. The sources do not name its members, singers, venues or recordings ^[2].