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Read Homero Manzi's biography.

Homero Manzi was born on November 1st, 1907. He was a Poet and lyricist. His real name was Homero Nicolás Manzione, but he was known by his artist name, Homero Manzi. He also used a nickname, Barbeta .

But he was also a journalist and a teacher. He took active part in films and got strongly involved in trade unions and politics, that ended up with his enrolment in the political party led by Juan Domingo Perón. Tango lyrics were, however, his true medium, and they are what keep him alive.

Manzi gave poetry to tango lyrics. He was a poet who never published a book of poems. His poetry was present only through songs, from country themes to urban music, the latter where he would be at his best.

In this way he became immensely popular. He never used "lunfardo" (Buenos Aires slang or argot) in his literary pieces, although his work was very much addressed to a popular audience. Unlike other great authors, his lyrics are not chronicles of the social reality nor do they convey moral messages. Longing and nostalgia are often present in his verses as in tango itself. Through them, Manzi depicts people and things with tenderness and sympathy. The poor -suburban- neighborhood is his great stage. His tango "Sur", 1948, possibly the most superb work in the genre in that glamorous decade, summarizes the essence of his work.
Homero Nicolás Manzione, as he was truly named, was born to an Uruguayan mother and Argentine father (as tango itself) in Añatuya, a railway junction in the Province of Santiago del Estero, a virtually desert province in the North East region of Argentina, on November 1, 1907. There his father tried to make a living as a modest farm owner. At the age of 7, Homero moved to Buenos Aires to start his studies at Colegio Luppi, a school in the humble and distant Pompeya district. Each component in that landscape -from the long wall along which he walked on his way to school to the railway embankment, as if a magic combination of city and pampa- would be caught in his lyrics to come, such as those of "Barrio de tango" (1942) and "Sur".
The waltz "¿Por qué no me besas?", 1921, was his first and later forgotten piece, with music written by Francisco Caso who -years later- would introduce Manzi to Troilo. That would be one of the most brilliant couples of tango authors. The early death of the poet, beaten by cancer on May 3, 1951, was mourned by Troilo in "Responso", a touching instrumental tango. That great musician and a Manzi in agony would pay tribute to another outstanding lyricist: Enrique Santos Discepolo in another remarkable tango: "Discepolín". Discepolo died of a heart attack before the end of that year.
A decisive contribution by Manzi to the Río de la Plata music was his updating and enriching of the "milonga", a genre that shares its origin with tango. He wrote great classics such as "Milonga sentimental", "Milonga del 900", and "Milonga triste".
He died at the early age of 44 years, on May 3, 1951. His soul still lives in the heart of Nueva Pompeya town.

Answer these questions about Manzi's biography:

1. When and where was Homero Manzi born?

2. What nationality were his parents?

3. When did he move to Buenos Aires?

4. What was his real name?

5. Where did he study?

5. What did he give to tangos?

6. Did he use "lunfardo" in his poetry?

7. When did he write "Sur"?

8. What were his most famous "milongas"?

9. When and how did he die?

10. How old was he?

Write a biography related to this one. Some options: "Juan D'arienzo", "Catulo Castillo", "Anibal Troilo", "Astor Piazzola", "Osvaldo Pugliese", "Carlos Gardel", "Tita Merello", "Susana Rinaldi", "Virginia Luque", "Nelly Omar", "Libertad Lamarque", "Adriana Varela", etc.

You can find some information in this site: http://www.todotango.com/english/creadores/musicos.asp#Tope

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