Rafael Tuegols

Rafael Tuegols was born on 11 March 1889 ^[6]. He came to tango in 1911, when he played with Eduardo Arolas's trio at the café La Buseca in Avellaneda ^[1]. In the years that followed he played in café ensembles in Buenos Aires, including Antonio Gutman's quartet and a group with Luis Riccardi ^[1].

Tuegols is credited as a composer of several tangos . In 1917 he published Ave negra, described as his first lasting tango ^[1]. He later wrote Zorro gris and Lo que fuiste with Francisco García Jiménez, and La gayola with Armando Tagini ^[2][3][4]. Gardel recorded La gayola ^[4]. Tuegols died in Buenos Aires on 23 April 1960 ^[5].

Tuegols's entry into tango is dated to 1911, when he played with the trio of Eduardo Arolas at the café La Buseca in Avellaneda ^[1].

In 1913 he joined Antonio Gutman's quartet in a café in the Boedo district ^[1]. After that he played with Luis Riccardi at the Montmartre ^[1].

Tuegols died in Buenos Aires on 23 April 1960 ^[5].

In 1917 Tuegols published Ave negra, which one biography describes as his first lasting tango ^[1].

In 1921 he wrote Zorro gris with Francisco García Jiménez ^[2]. A set of music credits lists Tuegols as the composer of Zorro Gris . In 1922 he wrote Lo que fuiste, again with García Jiménez ^[3].

In 1927 Tuegols wrote La gayola with Armando Tagini ^[4]. Gardel recorded the tango ^[4]. The same music credits list Tuegols as the composer of La gayola .

The compositions Zorro Gris and La gayola are credited to Tuegols and have their own entries .