Revival

Key orchestras

1. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)55
2. Osvaldo Pugliese38
3. Astor Piazzolla36
4. Los Solistas De D'Arienzo34
5. Orquesta Forever Tango27
6. Nuevo Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)21
7. José Basso16
8. Orquesta El Arranque12

Recordings per orchestra: TangoCloud catalogue · batch catalogue-counts

What happened

1. 1985

   Roberto Caló: Dies, on the date given by his biographers. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

2. 1985

   Carlos Dante: Dies in Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

3. 1985

   Adrián Guida: Records Milonga para Gardel with Pugliese, in duet with Abel Córdoba. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

4. 1985

   Nélida Rodríguez: Broadway opening of Tango Argentino at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, 9 October. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

5. 1985

   Gloria Dinzel: Broadway run of Tango Argentino. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

6. 1985

   Nelson Ávila: Broadway run of Tango Argentino at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

7. 1985

   Maria Rivarola: Broadway run of Tango Argentino at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

8. 1985

   Rodolfo Dinzel: Broadway run of Tango Argentino at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

9. 1985

   Gloria Arquimbau: Broadway run of Tango Argentino ("Gloria and Eduardo" in the opening-night cast). source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

10. 1985

    Eduardo Arquimbau: Broadway run of Tango Argentino ("Gloria and Eduardo" in the opening-night cast). source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

11. 1985

    Ernesto de la Cruz: Dies in Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

12. 1985

    Adrián Guida: Sings on Pugliese's live recordings at the Teatro Colón. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

13. 1985

    Osvaldo Pugliese: Gives a concert at the Teatro Colón at age eighty. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

14. 1985

    Giselle Anne: Qualifies as a professor of native dances and Argentine folklore. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

15. 1985

    Daniel Trenner: Completes an M.Ed. in Dance. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

16. 1985

    Carel Kraayenhof: Forms his first tango group, Tango Cuatro. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

17. 1985

    Rodolfo Cieri: Back after a 20-year break, dancing at Volver in the 1980s; a trip to France starts his professional career (approximate). source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

18. 1985

    VANINA BILOUS: Starts tango classes with Antonio Todaro, Miguel and Julio Balmaceda, Pepito Avellaneda, Juan Carlos Copes, Gustavo Naveira and Olga Besio. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

19. 1985

    Cecilia Narova: Leaves Tango Argentino shortly before the Broadway opening. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

20. 1985

    Lisandro Adrover: Plays bandoneon in Tango Argentino on Broadway. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

21. 1985

    Elvira Santamaría: Dances in 'Tango Argentino' on Broadway. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

22. 1985

    Miguel Ángel Zotto: Forms a partnership with Milena Plebs; dances in Ana María Stekelman's Jazmines at Michelángelo. Records video interviews with Petróleo. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

23. 1985

    Petróleo: Recorded in a video interview that Miguel Ángel Zotto later used as the basis for 'Puro Tango'. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

24. 1985

    Sexteto Mayor: Tango Argentino opens on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and runs six months. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

25. 1985

    Pablo Ziegler: Scores the film Adiós Roberto. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

26. 1985

    Rodolfo Mederos: First Konex award, for avant-garde tango ensemble. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

27. 1985

    Virulazo: 'Tango Argentino' reaches Broadway. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

28. 1985

    Homero Expósito: Receives a Konex diploma as one of the five best tango authors in Argentine history. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

29. 1985

    Héctor Mayoral: Broadway run of Tango Argentino; shares the 1986 Tony nomination for choreography. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

30. 1985

    Aníbal Arias: Releases his first solo album, La guitarra romántica del tango, on RCA. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

31. 1985

    Virginia Luque: Konex award as female tango singer. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

32. 1985

    María Graña: Sings with Tango Argentino at New York's City Center. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

33. 1985

    Carlos Rivarola: 'Tango Argentino' reaches Broadway's Mark Hellinger Theatre. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

34. 1985

    Juan Carlos Copes: 'Tango Argentino' opens on Broadway; it gets three Tony nominations in 1986. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

35. 1985

    Osvaldo Sosa Cordero: Receives a Konex award among the great poets of Argentine folk music. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

36. 1985

    Emilio Balcarce: Receives a Konex award, shared with Sexteto Tango; another follows in 1995. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

37. 1985

    SEXTETO TANGO: Konex diploma of merit in popular music. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

38. 1985

    Ernesto Baffa | Ubaldo De Lío: Konex diploma with Berlingieri. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

39. 1985

    Raúl Garello: Receives his first Konex award; others follow in 1995 and 2005. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

40. 1985

    Osvaldo Berlingieri: Receives a Konex Diploma al Mérito, shared with Ernesto Baffa. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

41. 1985

    Carlos García: Konex merit diploma as director of an orquesta típica. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

42. 1985

    Osvaldo Requena y Leopoldo Federico: Relaunches his trio Tango Sessions, born from the show Jazmines at Michelangelo. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

43. 1985

    Néstor Marconi Octeto de Buenos Aires: Konex diploma as one of the decade's leading tango instrumentalists; again in 1995 and 2005. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

44. 1985

    Edmundo Rivero: Receives the Platinum Konex Award as best male tango singer. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

45. 1985

    Enrique Díaz: On Broadway with the Sexteto Mayor in the show Tango Argentino at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

46. 1985

    José Basso: Receives the Konex Diploma al Mérito as director of an orquesta típica. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

47. 1985

    Charlo: Receives a Konex diploma of merit. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

48. 1985

    Nelly Vázquez: Sings Evita in the tango opera Volveré y seré millones. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

49. 1985

    Atilio Stampone: Scores La historia oficial; becomes a director of SADAIC. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

50. 1985

    Roberto Grela: Konex diploma as one of the decade's five best tango instrumentalists. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

51. 1986

    Edmundo Rivero: Dies in Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

52. 1986

    Federico Silva: Dies. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

53. 1986

    Lito Bayardo: Dies in Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

54. 1986

    Teófilo Ibáñez: Dies. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

55. 1986

    Juan Carlos Casas: Dies. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

56. 1986

    Osvaldo Sosa Cordero: Dies in Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

57. 1986

    Pancho Martínez Pey: Starts dancing as a child, in folklore (malambo, bombo, boleadoras); grows up in Ciudadela, taking folklore classes in nearby Ramos Mejía and dancing with his mother at peñas before he turns 8. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

58. 1986

    Adriana varela: Debuts with Oscar Cardozo Ocampo, introduced by Juan Alberto Badía. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

59. 1986

    Roberto Herrera: Chosen as principal dancer for the film Tango Bar. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

60. 1986

    Carlos Copello: Wins a national tango dance contest. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28