August 26, 2010

La Cumparsita

It's a little after midnight here as I watch an Antonio Banderas movie, Ritmo y Seducción or Take the Lead in English where Antonio's character works with troubled kids through ballroom dancing. So, why do I bring this up? Well, they happen to be doing the tango which originated in Uruguay... or perhaps Argentina. (There's a big debate about it actually.) And what song do they dance to for the big number? La Cumparsita. This is one of the first and most popular tango songs ever written and it came right out of Uruguay. Well, what do you know?

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