Ada Falcón

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Ada Falcón (August 17, 1905 - January 4, 2002) was an Argentine tango dancer, singer and film actress of the 1920s and 1930s. She starred in the film Idolos de la radio in 1934. She was famous for her tango work and made over 200 recordings in the 1920s and 1930s. She shared a long relationship with orchestra leader Francisco Canaro. She mysteriously disappeared from the limelight in 1942 and lived as a recluse until she died in 2002 at age 96. Falcón was born in Buenos Aires in 1905 where she started to act in theater as a little girl (11 years old), known as "la joyita Argentina" (the little Argentinian jewel). At age 13 she took part in her first movie El festin de los Caranchos in 1918. She worked in numerous musical shows and also as an actress in theater and movies. In 1925 she made her first tango recordings as a soloist with the orchestra of Osvaldo Fresedo for Victor Records. Falcón was a mezzo-soprano, an unusual register for tango singers at the time, who generally were sopranos. She became famous singing with the orchestra of Francisco Canaro. Between 1930 and 1942 she was at the high point of her artistic life, when she made more than 200 recordings and became very wealthy. After she became wealthy, Falcón enjoyed luxury, furs, expensive jewelry and fame. She lived in a beautiful three story house in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo. She had a turbulent romantic relationship with Canaro. In 1942 Falcón suddenly withdrew from public life and remain

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Grandes Del Tango 41

Tus Besos Fueron Míos

Serie De Oro

Yo No Se Que Me Han Hecho Tus Ojos

Tango Collection

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Sus mayores éxitos, con acompañamiento de la Orquesta de Francisco Canaro

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The History Of Tango, Volume 1 / Recordings 1925 - 1929

Yo No Se Qué Me Han Hecho Tus Ojos

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Ada Falcón: Tangos & Valses, Vol. 1 (1929 - 1932)

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50 Tangos De Lujo

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The best of Argentine Tango Vol. 3 / 78 rpm recordings 1927 - 1957

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The History of Tango, Ada Falcón, Volume 2 / Recordings 1930

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