Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez was born in Montevideo. He was the son of the owner of the Moulin Rouge, a popular local cabaret. As a young man, he studied architecture, but did not complete his schooling, but began composing in 1917. He enjoyed the night life of the cabarets. His very first known work was La Cumparsita, which has became one of the most recognizable tango pieces in the world. As a young man, he was too shy to play his own music. Over the years he composed a large yet worthy repertory of songs.
He became a musician, composer and journalist.
For a short period, during the early 1930s, he was based in Paris and then Buenos Aires where he wrote the score for a movie. He was employed at the Uruguayan consul in Germany. He had a large
After a long painful illness, he died at the age of 51.
He became a musician, composer and journalist.
For a short period, during the early 1930s, he was based in Paris and then Buenos Aires where he wrote the score for a movie. He was employed at the Uruguayan consul in Germany. He had a large
After a long painful illness, he died at the age of 51.
Gerardo Hernán Matos Rodríguez was born in Montevideo. He was the son of the owner of the Moulin Rouge, a popular local cabaret. As a young man, he studied architecture, but did not complete his schooling, but began composing in 1917. He enjoyed the night life of the cabarets. His very first known work was La Cumparsita, which has became one of the most recognizable tango pieces in the world. As a young man, he was too shy to play his own music. Over the years he composed a large yet worthy repertory of songs.
He became a musician, composer and journalist.
For a short period, during the early 1930s, he was based in Paris and then Buenos Aires where he wrote the score for a movie. He was employed at the Uruguayan consul in Germany. He had a large
After a long painful illness, he died at the age of 51.
He became a musician, composer and journalist.
For a short period, during the early 1930s, he was based in Paris and then Buenos Aires where he wrote the score for a movie. He was employed at the Uruguayan consul in Germany. He had a large
After a long painful illness, he died at the age of 51.
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