Por una cabeza

Por una cabeza (Spanish: to the head [ of a horse ] '). 's A popular tango by Carlos Gardel (composer ) and Alfredo Le Pera ( text ) from 1935 The song is from the musical film " Tango Bar " and is about a notorious player who describes his gambling addiction in conjunction with horse racing with the attraction of a woman.

Le Pera and Gardel died together in a plane crash in Medellin, Colombia, on June 24, 1935. The world premiere of the film Tango Bar was a few days later on July 5, 1935 in New York.

Melodic origin

The most memorable part of the melody comes from Mozart's Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C major ( K. 373 ) (after two -thirds of the piece ).

Use

This piece is part of the soundtrack of many other well-known films, such as

• Schindler's List,
• Scent of a Woman,
• Delicatessen,
• True Lies ( two scenes: the beginning dance Tia Carrere and Arnold Schwarzenegger;

• Titanic.