Original sentence: </ref> It is not known who Gardel's father was.After his death, his legal representative, Armando Defino, produced a handwritten will, which he assured was written by Gardel himself, claiming he was born in Toulouse, France, to Berthe Gardès (1865–1943), and baptized with the name of Charles Romuald Gardes.. The book has not been translated into English.Because this will was officially considered authentic under Argentinian law, Berthe Gardes (and, after her, Defino himself) received Gardel's inheritance
Edited sentence: After his death, his legal representative, Armando Defino, produced a handwritten will, which he assured was written by Gardel himself, claiming he was born in Toulouse, France, to Berthe Gardès (1865–1943), and baptized with the name of Charles Romuald Gardes.Because this will was officially considered authentic by the Argentinian law, Berthe Gardes (and, after her, Defino himself) received Gardel's inheritance.It is not known who Gardel's father was.The 2006 book by Juan Carlos Esteban, entitled Carlos Gardel Sus Antecedentes Franceses and published in Buenos Aires documents Gardel's 1890 birth in Toulouse, France as Charles Romuald Gardes.The book has not been translated into English