Tag: Uruguay

French Sheet Music, 1913 – A Woman Leading a Man?

A Woman Leading a Man? French Sheet Music, 1913. Ray Batchelor writes: Commercial imagery of women leading other women is commonplace. Commercial Imagery of women leading men is rare, indeed, to date (2 October 2018) this is the only example I have found. This is an illustration taken from French

Film clip: Men Dancing Tango Together, Uruguay, 1928

This clip is taken from a longer film found on YouTube: …called “Inéditos ♯8”, that is, number eight in a series of similar films also posted on YouTube. Under this one it reads: “Published on Feb 4, 2014 Ciclo &”cineastas del domingo”: pelicula de cowboys, hecha sobre los años 50

1951 Tango en el tablado “La perla de Rocha”.

Gonzalo Collazo writes: “1951 Tango on the stage “La perla de Rocha” in the neighborhood La Comersial, Dr. Joaquin Requena between Nicaragua and Gral. Pagola, Montevideo. Uruguay. Courtesy of Daniel Menéndez. It shows a typical carnival activity. In Uruguay was traditional for many decades to build stages on the street

1920s Uruguay. Men dancing tango.

Gonzalo Collazo writes: “Courtesy of Eduard Moreira, according to which, his grandfather is dancing with fellows in either the Department of San José or Canelones. Cortesía de Edward Moreira, según el cual, en la foto se encuentra su abuelo bailando con compañeros en el departamento de San José o Canelones.