Have you ever wondered what a certain tango name meant or what the name signifies?
For example, the tango A La Gran Muñeca. The literal translation could be either To the big doll or To the big wrist, since the word muñeca has both meanings, depending on context. The correct meaning in this case is To the big doll because it was written for a musical stage show with that name by Jesús Ventura, with lyrics by Miguel Osés.
The orchestra featured in this posting is Enrique Rodriguez y su Orquesta. On the album covers of these CDs you may notice that this orchestra is not identified as “su orquesta tipica”, but instead as “su orquesta”.
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In summary, three styles were born: "el tango criollo", 'el tango liso", "el tango de salón".
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