Por una cabeza

"i=no" is a tango song written in 1935 with music by Carlos Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera.
Le Pera and Gardel died together in an aeroplane crash in Medellín, Colombia, on June 24, 1935.

Composition and lyrics

The title of the song is a Spanish horse-racing phrase meaning "by a head", which refers to a horse winning a race narrowly – by just the length of its head. The lyrics speak of a compulsive horse-track gambler who compares his addiction for horses with his attraction to women.

Notable uses

"i=no" is featured in a famous tango scene in Martin Brest's film Scent of a Woman, in the opening scene of Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List, and in James Cameron's True Lies.