| Julio César Alberto Sanders | |
| Birth Name: | Julio César Alberto Sanders del Valle |
| Birth Date: | February 13, 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Quilmes, Argentina |
| Death Place: | Quilmes, Argentina |
| Genre: | tango |
| Occupation: | musician |
| Instrument: | piano |
| Years Active: | 1920–1942 |
Julio César Alberto Sanders del Valle (1897–1942) was an Argentine musician who made his career as a pianist and composer of tango.[1] He was the author of several famous tangos, including Adiós muchachos, composed in 1927 with César Vedani.[2]
He was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, the son of Francisco Alberto Sanders and Paula del Valle, belonging to an Anglo Creole family.[3] He began his career as a pianist of the Argentine radio by the year 1920. His first worked as an author was "La Inglesita", composed in 1924.[4] He was also the author of "Viejo patio",[5] and "El Piano de los recuerdos", with lyrics of Enrique Cadícamo.[6]
His most well-known work Adiós muchachos, was recorded by Carlos Gardel,[7] Ignacio Corsini and Agustín Magaldi.[8] It also was included in Wonder Bar, a 1934 film directed by Lloyd Bacon.[9]
His paternal grandparents were Makinson William Sanders, born in England, and Anne Chartres, a piano teacher born in Ireland. The Sanders's settled with their children in the "English" neighborhood of Quilmes towards the end of the 1880s.[10]