 His first success was "La morocha", which sold 280,000 copies following its 1905 recording, and was one of the first tango songs known outside Argentina.The wife of noted Parisian tenor Jean de Reszke invited Saborido to perform for high society audiences, and Saborido came into demand as a tango dance instructor.He returned to Buenos Aires following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, and became a public administration employee.