crash in 1935. Gardel appears as a fictionalized character in the play El día que me quieras (1979) by the Venezuelan writer José Ignacio Cabrujas. In film In the 1939 biopic The Life of Carlos Gardel, he is portrayed by Hugo del Carril. Doble o Nada starring Dario Grandinetti and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón was released by Maverick in April 2003. It is a fictional story about a struggling Argentine tango singer who looks and sings like Gardel, and a woman admirer of Gardel, who encounters Franchi. Stamps Over the years, Argentina has issued several postal stamps honoring Gardel. In 1976 and again in 2004, Uruguay produced Gardel stamps, with Uruguay calling him the "immortal Tacuaremboan" in the 2004 version. In 1985, on the 50th anniversary of his death, Colombia produced a Gardel stamp which featured the singer and the airplane model that caused his death. On 16 March 2011, the United States Postal Service issued a set of five "Latin Music Legends" stamps including one picturing Carlos Gardel. See also List of tango singers References External links Carlos Gardel recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings. Carlos Gardel at Todotango.com Carlos Gardel: King of Tango at Sounds and Colours 1890 births 1935 deaths 20th-century Argentine male singers Burials at La Chacarita Cemetery French emigrants to Argentina Latin music songwriters Male actors from Toulouse Male tango film actors Naturalized citizens of Argentina Paramount Pictures contract players People with acquired Argentine citizenship Tango singers Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Colombia Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1935