Ovidio Cátulo González Castillo, born in Buenos Aires on 6 August 1906, was an
Argentine poet and tango composer. He wrote his first tango, "Organito de la
tarde", at 17, launching a career that blended lyrical poetry with innovation.
In the 1930s, he held a chair at the Municipal Conservatory of Manuel de Falla,
later directing it from 1950 until political persecution in 1955 forced him to
abandon work. During the 1940s and 1950s he collaborated with composers such as
Mariano Mores, Sebastián Piana and Aníbal Troilo, producing classics like
"María", "Tinta roja" and "Caserón de ...