caption death_date death_place years_active birth_place article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name occupation
portrait 1933 . of gardel made by josé maría silva in 24 june 1935 medellín , colombia 1917 -- 1935 toulouse , france carlos gardel
 carlos gardel solo_singer 11 december 1890 tango gardel.jpg buenos aires , argentina charles romuald gardes singer-songwriter
carlos gardel

carlos gardel -lrb- born charles romuald gardes ; 11 december 1890 -- 24 june 1935 -rrb- was a french argentine singer , songwriter , composer and actor , and the most prominent figure in the history of tango .
gardel 's baritone voice and the dramatic phrasing of his lyrics made miniature masterpieces of his hundreds of three-minute tango recordings .
together with lyricist and long-time collaborator alfredo le pera , gardel wrote several classic tangos .
gardel died in an airplane crash at the height of his career , becoming an archetypal tragic hero mourned throughout latin america .
for many , gardel embodies the soul of the tango style .
he is commonly referred to as `` carlitos '' , `` el zorzal '' -lrb- the song thrush -rrb- , `` the king of tango '' , `` el mago '' -lrb- the magician -rrb- , `` el morocho del abasto '' -lrb- the brunet boy from abasto -rrb- , and `` el mudo '' -lrb- the mute -rrb- .
