Wikipedia:
Enric Santeugini i Montsalvatge, Spanish Enrique Santeugini y Montsalvaje, also known internationally as Henry Santeugini, Enrico Santeugini, (* December 8, 1894 in Manresa; † February 25, 1978 in Terrassa) was a Catalan pop composer and saxophone virtuoso. Many of his compositions are influenced by dance-oriented Spanish and Catalan folk music such as sardana and pasodoble.
Enric Santeuigini settled in Germany, where he worked in Berlin in the early 1930s. Here he developed into one of the leading entertainment musicians of the late Weimar years. His best-known hit in the German-speaking cultural area, ''Mein lieber Schatz, bist du aus Spanien?'' was published and interpreted by the Comedian Harmonists on the Electrola label in 1931. The lyricist of this hit was Fritz Rotter.
Another internationally successful title by Santeugini was the love story ''Pasodoble Adios Madrecita'' (original text by Icilio Sterbini), which with the German text ''Für dich, Rio Ri-ta'' by Oscar H. Adam, was a homage to the famous Berlin dance bar of the same name in Tauentzienstraße. This work was played in all the major dance halls of the Berlin scene at the time. The sheet music was copied many times and included in the repertoire of the best dance orchestras. 2] The emerging radio and recording industry spread the piece beyond Central Europe to Scandinavia, the Baltic states, France, England and from there to the USA. The recording of this title by the Marek Weber Orchestra from 1932 was widely distributed in the former Soviet Union from 1937, and the title is still a popular repertoire piece today, especially in Russia. The song inspired other songs in Russia that told the story of Santeugini's Pasodoble. The Russian director and screenwriter Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky made the film Riorita in 2008.
After the Nazis seized power, Santeugini initially moved to Sweden and later returned to his native Catalonia. He started a new musical project in the Barcelona club ''Danubio Azul'' and tried to build on his successes in Germany. However, his project was not financially successful. Santeugini's remaining debts forced him to accept a modest position as an instrumental musician in the wind orchestra of the Red Cross in Barcelona. The dance music that had made him internationally famous was not recognized or appreciated in his home country. Santeugini's songs were and are played and sung in many countries. Santeugini's artistic personality was increasingly obscured by his hits.
Santeugini stood in the tradition of the jazz and swing pioneers of Barcelona. He contributed to the development of pasodoble and the spread of this dance culture throughout Europe. In his later phase, he devoted himself to composing sardanas.
Note: Translated from a German version of Wikipedia into English.
