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Full name: Sofía Isabel Bergero
Singer and actress. (November 5, 1904 July 9, 1958) |
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Little by little she was going up the rungs of the
ladder to proficiency in the theatre company, what allowed her to take
part in one of the most prestigious theater numbers of the time, "Muiño-Alippi",
with the actors Enrique Muiño and Elías Alippi.
With them she made her début as singer in 1926
premiering the tango "Canillita" by Tomás
De Bassi and Antonio
Botta. Since then a picaresque style was born, deeply connected
with humoristic tango, the "cachada" (mockery) and lunfardo (slang),
starting a way of interpretation which was later followed by other female
singers, such as Tita Merello.
While singing, Sofía danced and walked on the
stage and was one of the pioneers in interspersing dialogues and jokes
with people in the audience.
In spite of her humor she always included dramatic
tangos in her interpretations. So much so, that in 1927 with the Elías
Alippi´s company and on the play by Pascual
Contursi "Saltó la bola", she premiered the tango by Raúl
de los Hoyos and Luis
Bayón Herrera "Un tropezón" which, besides almost
all the orchestras of the time, she herself and other artists such as
Carlos Gardel recorded.
From 1929 she began to record for Electra, owned by
Alfredo Améndola,a pioneer of our phonography. There she was
accompanied by an orchestra led by Francisco
Pracánico, with whom she recorded "Un
tropezón", "Canillita", "Nicanora",
"Gabino", "Carro
viejo", "Cobarde",
"Esta noche me
emborracho" and "Engominado", all of them hits which became classics
of popular song. She also recorded, with guitar accompaniment, some
folk pieces, the estilo "Mis quejas" and the zamba "Traicionera".
In 1930 she began to record discs for Nacional-Odeon
label where she charmed with her interpretation of "Yira
yira", among others.
Her career in Buenos Aires theaters was successful,
she was a major attraction in the Teatro Sarmiento revue company under
the direction of Manuel Romero and Luis
Bayón Herrera.
With this company she made a tour of Spain and France
at the beginning of 1931. And in May of that year she made her début
at the movies, together with Carlos
Gardel for the French Paramount which shot the film "Luces de Buenos
Aires", where also Julio De Caro was spotlighted.
Back in Buenos Aires she was forever linked to the
Teatro Maipo where she performed until the end of her days. The time
and efforts Sofía devoted to this place were such that she was
called the (Soul of the Maipo)"Alma del Maipo".
From the 30s onwards and up to 1950 she had a place
in several pictures shot in the country. Among those, these stand out:
"Loco Lindo" with the famous comic actor Luis Sandrini, "Puerto Nuevo"
with the great actor Pepe Arias and the singer Charlo,
with whom she also starred in "Los muchachos se divierten" and "Carnaval
de antaño".
In 1942 she was part of the unforgettable film "Elvira
Fernández, vendedora de tienda" together with Paulina Singermann.
In 1943 she performed in "Calle Corrientes" and in 1950 she played in
"El Patio de la morocha".
Theater and cinema actress, tango singer and dancer,
she continued working at the Maipo theater until the day of her death.
However, either at theater, on record or on films "La
Negra" Bozán left the mark of her tango soul. Her spirit, her
joy and her songs are still in the air of Buenos Aires because Sofía
was part of it. Sofía Bozán is a symbol which proudly
represents the history of theater, cinema, tango and the life of people
in Buenos Aires.
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