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ARRABALES

Tango has a new voice. Three, actually.

Album Stage Musical Concert Tour Brand Partnerships

NOT JUST MUSIC.
A BRAND.

Tango was born on the Río de la Plata and has never stopped crossing borders. Yet for the last forty years its voices have kept a classic style. Arrabales is the next step: a vocal trio with three lead singers, in the vein of Il Volo, that brings the most iconic sound of Argentine culture to a new generation.

Original songs and international hits reimagined with tango instrumentation, built on a contemporary pop foundation — with the bandoneon at the heart of every arrangement.

Arrabales
01

The Album

A debut album of originals and tango-key versions, produced by a Grammy and Latin Grammy team.

02

The Musical

An original stage musical that tells how the band was born. Every performance is a live showcase of the songs.

03

The Tour

From the theater to the concert stage, with an audience already built and songs already known.

04

The Brands

A young band with a Río de la Plata identity: a natural home for sponsorships and branded content.

FIRST
RECORDINGS

Two original songs written and produced by José Luis Pagán and Pilo Gómez.

En La Nada
Original song
Labios de terciopelo
Original song

THREE PATHS.
ONE VOICE.

Musical theater, tango and contemporary pop. Selected from some 35 singers across genres in an audition held in Buenos Aires in June 2026.

Lucas Gerson

LUCAS GERSON

Actor · Singer · Filmmaker

In musical theater since 2016 (Chicago, West Side Story). He currently stars as Frank Sinatra in Cuando Frank conoció a Carlitos. A devotee of other eras: the past, in a voice of today.

Joaquín Gutman

JOAQUÍN GUTMAN

Singer · Performer

From choral singing to the musical theater stage, with roles in The Mad Ones Argentina and Kilómetros, el musical. Also trained in audiovisual design.

Mateo Riva

MATEO RIVA

Actor · Singer · Songwriter

Tango singer of the Aerolíneas Argentinas Orchestra and founder of the rock band Arthur No Ladra. Credits include El Jorobado de París (Luna Park) and Donde el Tango Nos Llevó.

TANGO QUE ME
HICISTE BIEN

Three young men who fail as a pop band end up in a traditional Buenos Aires bar, where an 84-year-old bandoneon player changes their lives. Night after night, tango becomes the only music that can say what they feel. In the end, the band is born.

A musical comedy-drama created by José Luis "Pepe" Pagán. Six actors, one set and live bandoneon.

9Songs
6Originals
3Classic tangos
Arrabales

THE
CREATORS

José Luis Pagán

Creative Director · Music Producer · Songwriter

Multi-award-winning producer and songwriter (Grammy, Latin Grammy, Billboard, Martín Fierro, Carlos Gardel, Premios Hugo), with credits for Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez, Chayanne, Thalía, Il Volo, Xuxa and many more.

Pilo Gómez

Music Producer · Songwriter

Musical director for Bernard Fowler (Rolling Stones) and guitarist for Charly García. Producer of the first tango album in English, alongside Fowler.

Casting Director · General ProducerManu Perín

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ARRABALES

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