Enrique Delfino (1895-1967) was a remarkable pianist, composer, conductor and comedian. He composed more than two hundred tangos for films and plays. He made tours of several countries in Europe and America, appearing as an eccentric performer and comedian. In 1914, he was contracted by the Victor label to record piano solos and in 1920 to record in the United States, joining the prestigious Orquesta Tipica Select along with Osvaldo Fresedo and Tito Rocatagliatta. He is considered the initiator of the tango romanza and one of the great composers of the tango canción. He shares with other musicians like Juan Carlos Cobian, Julio and Francisco De Caro and Osvaldo Fresedo, a creative line of evolving tendencies that would gradually separate from the stylistic characteristics of the tango criollo and give birth to the movement that would be known as the Guardia Nueva.
(Analía Rego, Introduction “More Tangos Milongas Habaneras”, Editions Orphée, 2005)