1890’s

The Argentine aperitif "Pineral"

The Argentine aperitif “Pineral” was so popular that Ángel Villoldo (composer of El Choclo) wrote a tango to it. See an unusual Pineral ad for Cafe Tortoni.

Gabino Ezeiza, The Payador

Think “rap battles” are a recent invention? In South America a “payada” is where gauchos competed with each other by singing improvised lyrics, often raunchy and sometimes insulting to their […]