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Alfredo Le Pera (4 June 1900 – 24 June 1935) was an Argentine journalist, dramatist, and lyricist, best known for his brief but fruitful collaboration with the renowned tango singer Carlos Gardel. He died in a plane accident with Gardel when he was at the height of his career.

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Por una cabeza Carlos Gardel and Alfredo Le Pera's classic 1935 tango, Por una cabeza. Problems playing this file? See media help.

Biography

Le Pera was born in São Paulo, Brazil, the son of Italian immigrants who moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1902. At the beginning of his career, he worked for several Argentinian periodicals as a journalist and theatre critic and in 1928 became involved in the film industry. He worked for Paramount Pictures while living in Paris and in 1932 the studio arranged for him to work with Carlos Gardel, at a time when the company was looking for ways to increase Gardel's international appeal. Le Pera wrote the scripts for a series of films, including Melodía de Arrabal (1933), Cuesta abajo (1934), El Tango en Broadway (1934), El día que me quieras (1935) and Tango Bar (1935), and also wrote the lyrics for tangos composed and performed by Gardel in these films. These tangos would become classics of the genre across the Spanish-speaking world.

Gardel and Le Pera were coming to the end of a promotional tour for the film El dia que me quieras when, on Monday, 24 June 1935, the plane in which they were taking off from the airport in Medellin, Colombia crashed into another plane on the runway, killing them both and most of the other passengers on board, including the other musicians travelling with them.

Le Pera is credited with elevating the literary quality of tango lyrics while respecting the popular character of the musical form.

Lyrics

Le Pera wrote the lyrics and Gardel the music for the following compositions:

Selected filmography

• Suburban Melody (1933)
• The Tango on Broadway (1934)
• Downward Slope (1934)

External links

• Tango.info profile of Alfredo Le Pera
• Alfredo Le Pera biography at todotango.com Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Alfredo Le Pera at Find a Grave
• Alfredo Le Pera at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] Alfredo Le Pera

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[es] Alfredo Le Pera

Alfredo Le Pera Sorrentino (São Paulo, Brasil, 6 o 7 de junio de 1900 (existen controversias sobre el día) - Medellín, Colombia, 24 de junio de 1935) fue un letrista, escritor, guionista, traductor y periodista argentino nacido en Brasil. Autor de la letra de los más conocidos tangos cantados por Carlos Gardel. Respecto a su nombre real y fecha de nacimiento, existe también la versión de su hermano, el Dr. José Le Pera, quien afirmó que se llamaba Alfredo Alfonso de Paula Le Pera y que había nacido el 6 de junio. Dicha información no concuerda con el acta de nacimiento,[1] en la que consta "Alfredo" como único nombre, nacido el 7 de junio a las 22:30.

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[ru] Ле Пера, Альфредо

Альфре́до Ле Пе́ра (4 июня 1900, Сан-Паулу — 24 июня 1935) — аргентинский поэт-песенник, лирик, сценарист, журналист и драматург, один из видных творцов аргентинского танго. Известен плодотворным сотрудничеством с певцом танго Карлосом Гарделем.

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