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Documental sobre Alberto Castillo - Volver Tango
This Volver Tango documentary episode surveys the career of the singer Alberto Castillo through narration, family members and fellow musicians. The film calls him one of tango's most original singers. It says he was born on 7 December 1914 and began singing young in the area where Mataderos meets Floresta, and it recounts how he took a stage name after an audition at Radio El Mundo.
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With Tanturi
According to the narration, Castillo made his first recordings in 1941 with Ricardo Tanturi's orquesta típica, which one speaker describes as a band for dancers. Interviewees say his style formed a little later, during a season in Mar del Plata before an audience that only danced. In their account, a playful, stretched phrasing of "Muñeca brava" stopped the dancers and earned an encore. The film presents "Así se baila el tango", with lyrics by Marvil, as his first great hit in 1942.
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Solo career, persona and films
The narration dates his departure from Tanturi to 1943, when he formed his own orchestra under Emilio Balcarce. One interviewee links the move to a refused pay rise. Commentators compare his working-class image with Peronism. The film also follows his candombes, starting with "Charol", and his films for Manuel Romero, Julio Saraceni and Enrique Carreras.
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Later years
The final part covers his 1993 recording of "Siga el baile" with Los Auténticos Decadentes, which the narration says won him a new audience. Band members recall inviting him to join them. Closing speakers stress his appeal to younger listeners and what his singing gives dancers.
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