Francisco Brancatti

Francisco Brancatti was born on 2 July 1890. ^[6] He died on 4 June 1980. ^[5]

In 1916 the Brancatti-Lara duo was hired for the independence centenary in Tucumán, and then toured Uruguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal. ^[1] In 1918 he appeared at La Comedia with Cotorrita Ramos's comic company. ^[1]

From 1925 Brancatti wrote tango works with several collaborators. These included Amigazo and Justicia criolla in 1925, El tatuaje in 1926 and Contramarca in 1930. ^[2][3][4] He is also credited as composer of La guitarrera.

Performing career

In 1916 the Brancatti-Lara duo, in which Brancatti performed, was hired for the independence centenary in Tucumán. ^[1] After that engagement the duo toured Uruguay, Brazil, Spain and Portugal. ^[1]

On 2 July 1918 Brancatti performed at La Comedia with the comic company of Cotorrita Ramos. ^[1]

Repertoire

In 1925 Brancatti wrote Amigazo together with Juan Velich and Juan de Dios Filiberto. ^[2] In the same year he wrote Justicia criolla with Rafael Iriarte. ^[2]

In 1926 he wrote El tatuaje with Iriarte. ^[3] In 1930 he wrote Contramarca with Rafael Rossi. ^[4]

One credits listing names Brancatti as the composer of La guitarrera.

Works attributed to Brancatti in the sources include: ^[2][3][4] - Amigazo (1925), with Juan Velich and Juan de Dios Filiberto ^[2] - Justicia criolla (1925), with Rafael Iriarte ^[2] - El tatuaje (1926), with Iriarte ^[3] - Contramarca (1930), with Rafael Rossi ^[4] - La guitarrera (date not given)

Related

Related entries include the composition La guitarrera, for which Brancatti is credited as composer.