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Derrick Del Pilar

Born and raised in Chicago, I came to the tango while studying at the Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires in 2006. In 2008 I earned my B.A. with majors in Creative Writing and Spanish & Portuguese from the University of Arizona, and in 2009 I earned an M.A. in Latin American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. My specialty is the history & literature of early 20th century Argentina.
Derrick Del Pilar has written 148 posts for Poesía de gotán: The Poetry of the Tango

Tú (1949)

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“You”
lyrics by José María Contursi

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Quiero verte una vez más (1939)

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“I Want to See You One More Time”
lyrics by José María Contursi, music by Mario Canaro Continue reading →

Yo (1945)

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Me…
music & lyrics by Juan José Guichandut Continue reading →

¡Ríe, payaso! (1929)

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Laugh, Clown*!
lyrics by Emilio Falero
music by Virgilio Carmona Continue reading →

Y la perdí…(1947)

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And I Lost Her…lyrics by José María Contursimusic by Antonio Rodio She has entombed me in the emptycold of a grey and starless night.And I’m left like a tree without bloom,a field without sun, a lightless afternoon… She was an oasis on my road,she came to beautify my hours.But in the end the stubbornness of … Continue reading →

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