Julio César Alberto Sanders del Valle (1897–1942) was an Argentine musician who made his career as a pianist and composer of tango. He was the author of several famous tangos, including Adiós muchachos, composed in 1927 with

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Biography

He was born in Quilmes,

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, the son of Francisco Alberto Sanders and Paula del Valle, belonging to an Anglo Creole family. He began his career as a pianist of the Argentine radio by the year 1920. His first worked as an author was "La Inglesita", composed in 1924. He was also the author of "Viejo patio", and "El Piano de los recuerdos", with lyrics of Enrique Cadícamo. His most well-known work Adiós muchachos, was recorded by

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and Agustín Magaldi. It also was included in

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, a 1934 film directed by

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. His paternal grandparents were Makinson William Sanders, born in England, and Anne Chartres, a piano teacher born in Ireland. The Sanderses settled with their children in the "English" neighborhood of Quilmes towards the end of the 1880s.

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Biografía de Julio César SandersMatrimonios 1895–1896
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Julio César 1897 births 1942 deaths Argentine composers Argentine pianists Argentine male pianists Argentine tango musicians Musicians from Buenos Aires Argentine people of English descent Argentine people of Irish descent Argentine people of Spanish descent