Rosita Quiroga

[1] She was the first woman tango singer from the poorer side of Buenos Aires, but is remembered primarily for performing the first song recorded in Argentina, La musa mistonga.

[4] A leading tango singer after 1920, her style, known as canyengue reflected on the less affluent side of the city.

Early in her career she formed a duo with Rosita del Carril.

She learned to play the guitar with Juan de Dios Filiberto.

In 1930, she worked at the Empire theater, and in the following year, she recorded four songs, thereafter appearing sporadically on radio.