Rosita Melo | |
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| Birth name | Clotilde Mela Rosa Luciano |
| Born | July 9, 1897 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Died | August 12, 1981 (aged 84) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Genres | Tango, Waltz, Creole Waltz, Pasodoble, Polka, March |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist, poet, writer |
Clotilde Mela Rosa Luciano, better known as Rosita Melo (July 9, 1897 – August 12, 1981), was an Argentine-Uruguayan pianist, composer and poet. She is the author of the famous vals criollo (Creole Waltz) "Desde el alma" for which she is known as the first widely recognized female Rioplatense Hispanic composer in the world.