Ángel Gregorio Villoldo Arroyo

Ángel Gregorio Villoldo (1861-1919) was an Argentine composer, singer and instrumentalist associated with the formative years of tango. He wrote music and lyrics and helped bring the genre from popular entertainment into wider circulation. El choclo, one of his most enduring compositions, became an internationally recognised tango standard and has inspired countless vocal and instrumental interpretations.