Anita Palmero
# Anita Palmero

Anita Palmero (13 September 1902 – 11 January 1987) was a Spanish cabaret and tango singer, as well as an actress. Nicknamed the "Cancionista nacional", she had a successful career in Argentina.

## Early life

She was born in Ronda, Málaga, Spain in 1902 and grew up there with her four sisters. Her father, Manuel Rojas Palmero, was a theater electrician, so from a very young age, she was in contact with the art world. Her mother died in 1917 so the family moved to Casablanca for economic reasons.

## Career

In 1925, she appeared at the Romea Theatre of Madrid before touring Mexico and Cuba. In 1929, she sang the song "Botarate" in Mosaico criollo, a film by Comminetti Edmo, which was the first tango sung in film.

## Death

She died in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1987.

## Songs

* Botarate
* Sentencia gitana
* Bigotito
* Burrero seco
* Encantadora
* Ilusión marina
* Reza por mí
* Negrita, quiere café?
* El pasodoble
* El niño de las monjas
* Al mundo le falta varios tornillo
* Andate
* Fumando espero
* Piedad
* Marioneta
* Te acordás de aquella vidalita?
* Caperucita
* A La comadreja
* Hasta que ardan los candiles
* Levanté los ojos para ver el cielo
* Bajando la serranía
* A Escribile al comisario
* Churrasqueando
* El que con chicos se acuesta
* La mentirosa
* Te piantaste? Buena suerte!
* La carrera de sortija
* Viejo ciego
* Para qué vivir
* Naipe Marcado

## Filmography

* 1929: Mosaico criollo
* 1949: Fúlmine
* 1950: El ladrón canta boleros
* 1954: Misión en Buenos Aires
