Ada Falcón

Ada Falcón was a singer whose birth date is given as 17 August 1905 ^[10]. She appeared as a child in the silent film El festín de los caranchos in 1919 ^[1]. Her first recording, made on 15 July 1925, was for Victor with Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra ^[2].

In 1929 she recorded for Odeon with Enrique Delfino and Manuel Parada ^[2]. On 24 July of that year she began recording with Francisco Canaro, a partnership that produced about 180 sides up to 28 September 1938 ^[2]. Calendar and work listings record dates of her singing with the Canaro orchestra in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934 and 1938 ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}.

She also appeared in Ídolos de la radio in 1934 ^[2]. Her last recording, in 1942, comprised Corazón encadenado and Viviré con tu recuerdo ^[2]. She died on 4 January 2002 at a nursing home in Molinari, Córdoba ^[1].

Early life

Her date of birth is given as 17 August 1905 ^[10]. As a child she appeared in the silent film El festín de los caranchos, dated to 1919 ^[1].

Early recording career

Her first recording was made on 15 July 1925 for the Victor label, with the orchestra of Osvaldo Fresedo ^[2].

In 1929 she recorded for Odeon with Enrique Delfino and Manuel Parada ^[2].

With Francisco Canaro

She began recording with Francisco Canaro on 24 July 1929 ^[2]. Over the following years she recorded about 180 sides with him, the last of them dated 28 September 1938 ^[2].

Dated entries placing her as a singer with the Canaro orchestra include the following ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}:

- 17 December 1929, listed in a 1929 calendar ^[3]. - 24 September 1930, listed in a 1930 calendar ^[4]. - 26 August 1931, on a work page titled "Que sapa senor" ^[5]. - 29 August 1932, on a work page titled "La muchachada del centro" ^[6]. - 12 December 1932, on a work page titled "Secreto" ^[7]. - 17 February 1934 (two entries) and 28 April 1934, listed in a 1934 calendar ^[8]. - 23 May 1938 (two entries) and 28 September 1938, listed in a 1938 calendar ^[9].

The 28 September 1938 calendar entry matches the end date given for her series of sides with Canaro ^[2][9].

Film and radio

Apart from her childhood role in El festín de los caranchos in 1919 ^[1], she appeared in Ídolos de la radio in 1934 ^[2].

Recordings

A public recording catalogue lists three recordings sung by her, dated 24 July 1929, 9 April 1930 and 24 September 1930, each entered under the title "Odeon" ^[11]. The 24 July 1929 date coincides with the date given for the start of her recordings with Canaro ^[2][11].

Her last recording, dated 1942, consisted of Corazón encadenado and Viviré con tu recuerdo ^[2].

Death

Ada Falcón died on 4 January 2002 at a nursing home in Molinari, in the province of Córdoba ^[1].

Related

Her principal recording partnership was with the orchestra of Francisco Canaro, with which she recorded from 1929 to 1938 ^[2].