Carlos Gardel, the most famous figure in tango history, is set to become the subject of a bio-series made by Kapow, the Argentine co-producer of HBO Max/Amazon hit “La Jauría,” and Luis Ortega, ...

The Argentinian tango singer died in a plane crash 80 years ago, but he remains his country's most famous pop star. Critic Milo Miles considers a new introductory collection of Gardel recordings. This ...

At the peak of his career in the 1930s, Carlos Gardel's fans used to gather at the curb outside his home, hoping to hear one of Argentina's greatest tango singers practice a tune before a show. Now, ...

On the streets of Buenos Aires, Carlos Gardel's image is everywhere: the suave singer who introduced tango, a symbol of Argentina's "Golden Age," to the world. His life and death are the stuff of ...

Carlos Gardel is not only one of tango's most famous singers, he is also an Argentine icon On Wednesday, tango fans mark the 80th anniversary of Carlos Gardel's death. Legends surround both the ...

For years, I wrote to the sound of tango music from the ‘20s and ‘30s — Don Barreto, Roberto Firpo, Ada Falcón and, of course, the king of them all, Carlos Gardel, who died in a plane crash in 1935.

This is FRESH AIR. In Argentina, tango singer Carlos Gardel remains the country's most famous pop-star, even though he died young in a plane crash 80 years ago. Music critic Milo Miles reviews a new ...

On Wednesday, tango fans mark the 80th anniversary of Carlos Gardel's death. Legends surround both the beginning and end of the Argentine singer's life, with many fans disagreeing not just on where he ...