5427  Rose/foot in the mouth

Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 12:36:46 EST
From: Crrtango@aol.com
Subject: [Tango-L] Rose/foot in the mouth
To: tango-l@mit.edu

The rose-in-the-mouth image has no real connection with either Ballroom tango
or Argentine tango. It is a Hollywood invention from the film "The Four
Horseman of the Apocalypse" with Rudolph Valentino and derives singlehandedly from
that film, but unfortunately has persisted to this day, because of the
popularity of Valentino and the film. As was often the case, and still is
sometimes, Hollywood directors did not do extensive research to authenticate foreign
cultures they portrayed, and in this case, the notion of tango or of the proper
attire. Francisco Canaro mentions in his autobiography that he was aghast and
shocked that he and his orchestra members were expected to wear gaucho outfits
when they arrived to play in Paris...they of course had packed all their
suits and tuxedos. In fact it was a deal-breaker...they had to wear them! He
protested that it wasn't authentic but to no avail. Many people then and now still
do not realize that tango is an urban phenomenon from Buenos Aires
specifically (and in part from Montevideo), not so much from Argentina in general.

Cheers,
Charles


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