The Chantecler Cabaret

The Chantecler was a cabaret that operated in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a building built for the purpose on 440 Paraná Street, a few metres from Corrientes Avenue, between December 1924 and 1960, when it ceased to operate and was demolished. It was owned by the French citizen Charles Según, and was attended by artists, politicians, tourists and wealthy people who came to drink, eat, dance and watch the shows, which were mainly tango-related.
Se inauguró en diciembre de 1924 y durante la década del 30 también se lo llamó «Vieux Paris» y su frente estaba decorado con un molino y detalles de Montmartre.

El nombre del sitio está tomado del francés, una lengua que era sinónimo de cultura entre los intelectuales y la clase adinerada del Buenos Aires de esa época, y significa “canta claro”. El primer Chantecler conocido en el Río de la Plata fue un cabaré que funcionó desde 1910 en Montevideo, propiedad de Emilio Matos, padre de Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, que inicialmente se había llamado «Moulin Rouge», luego «Campi» y, finalmente hasta su clausura, «Chanteclair».

You can visit our article on the history of the cabarets in buenos aires.

Julio de Caro's orchestra performed at the opening, the best at that time, with him as violinist and conductor; his brothers Emilio (second violin) and Francisco on piano. On bandoneons were Pedro Laurenz and Pedro Maffia and on double bass Ruperto Thompson. De Caro alternated on gala evenings with an ensemble led by a young Juan D'Arienzo, thus contrasting two completely different rhythms and styles: De Caro, who favoured melody, and D'Arienzo, who was pure rhythm.

The Chantecler was demolished in 1960 after being inactive for some time. In homage to the cabaret, Juan Polito, Carlos Ángel Lazzari and Ángel Roque Gatti composed the tango Glorioso Chantecler and, when the venue was no longer in operation, but the building still survived, Enrique Cadícamo wrote the lyrics and music of a tango bidding it farewell with the title Adiós Chantecler.

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