The photo on the left, taken in front of Cafe Tortoni in 1890. The Argentine aperitif “Pineral” was so popular that Ángel Villoldo (composer of El Choclo) wrote a tango dedicated to it, the sheet music can be seen on the right. “Pineral” was so popular that apparently even marionettes preferred to drink it!
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