24 June 2015 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Carlos Gardel is not only one of tango's most famous singers, he is also an Argentine icon On Wednesday, tango fans mark the 80th anniversary of Carlos Gardel's death. Legends surround both the beginning and end of the Argentine singer's life, with many fans disagreeing not just on where he was born but also on what caused the aeroplane crash that killed him. Less known are the details of the long journey his body went on after his death, as BBC Mundo's Natalio Cosoy reports from Colombia. It all started on 18 December 1935, barely six months after his death in an aeroplane crash in the Colombian city of Medellin. Gardel had been...
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