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singer and she was able to capitalize on that success by combining her singing and acting abilities in pictures that pulled their melodramatic plots straight from the tales told in popular tangos. She often played the part of a tango singer whose romance with a wealthy suitor is thwarted by his
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who is refusing to sell out to evil oil barons who threaten the workers. Gerardo persuades José to give work to him and his friends, and after he and
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that delighted Duarte's many enemies. Lamarque added to the intrigue by suggesting that the two had been vying for the attentions of PerĂłn. After
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