Angel Villoldo (1861-1919) is an Argentine composer and artist who has been called the  "father of the tango", a somewhat exaggerated claim, because there were many others who contributed to the emergence of the Argentine tango. He  transformed the Spanish tanguillos and cuplés,  and the Cuban habaneras, turning these into an Argentine rhythm. In order to earn some money for a living, it is said that he was a typographer, circus clown and any other job he could get. However, eventually fame arrived,  permitting him to travel to Europe, where he enabled European society to become acquainted with the Argentine Tango.