Pascual Contursi

    Known For

    Writing

    Birthday

    November 18, 1888

    Day of Death

    May 29, 1932 (43 years old)

    Place of Birth

    Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Pascual Contursi

    Biography

    Pascual Contursi was a well-known Argentine tango playwright, musician and lyricist. He was the author of several tango lyrics, among which "Mi noche triste" stands out, considered the first tango-song and performed by Carlos Gardel in 1917.

    Known For

    • If I Were Rich

      If I Were Rich

      1941

    • La vida es un tango

      La vida es un tango

      1939

    • Peluquería de señoras

      Peluquería de señoras

      1941

    • Pobre mi madre querida

      Pobre mi madre querida

      1948

    • La vieja música

      La vieja música

      1985

    • Mi noche triste

      Mi noche triste

      1952

    • Corrientes, calle de ensueños

      Corrientes, calle de ensueños

      1949