The story of Carlitos
Carlitos' milonga, an original work from the 1940s, tells the dramatic story of one Carlos in his escape from Artana, where he was a barquiller, to Barcelona, looking for a better life.

This tragic story becomes comical at times, with references to places and people that could cause hilarity among local listeners. It was written in Spanish but with numerous Valencianisms, another feature that was used in a comical way and that was very common in the popular culture of those years, especially in the sainets.

Carlitos' odyssey is as follows: on the first day of the year, he runs away from the village, hiding his saria and saying that he is going to pick oranges. He is actually going to Valencia, where he takes a steamer to Barcelona. He can't find work there and runs out of money, but he agrees with Pasqualet de Pero who invites him to lunch.

He is cold in his precarious accommodation and is thinking of going back, while in Artana a nephew takes over his wheelbarrow, and people think that he has left because he has a "sweetheart". The family locates him, they send him a check and two letters: in the first they tell him that Xotxim de Parret has found his saree, in the second that his mother is unwell. He reluctantly takes a train home and Nules meets Joaquín de Plano who gives him a ride. There ends the adventure, which seems to have lasted only a few weeks.

The story was true, but despite its tragic nature the worst part is left to tell: Carlos was a widower and had three children. When he left, he left them in the care of his mother-in-law, an older and lonely woman who took them forward by recruiting in the neighboring towns.

As for the first performer, Joan de Nela was precisely nicknamed "Angelillo" because he sang very well. She was a singer of fandangos but also of Valencian songs and other musical genres. The quality of his voice is appreciated in this audio even though the recorders scared people a little.