Tango and Mexico City
Chapter 1 of 3 · 1924–1939
From a Mexican revue
A song premiered in Mexico City in 1924 becomes a tango.
Centro Histórico
The song "¿Dónde estás corazón?", words and music by the Barcelona-born Luis Martínez Serrano, was premiered in 1924 by the baritone Daniel Arroyo at the Teatro Regis in Mexico City, accompanied by an orchestra under the author, in the revue "México a la vista".1
In 1928 the Bahía Blanca bandoneonist Augusto Berto made the arrangements for its tango version.1
The music of these years, most danced first
What happened, and where
No placed, sourced line for these years yet.
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Orchestras danced in Mexico City
Dances in Mexico City by orchestra, counting only filmed Dances whose place we know. A city and an orchestra each show here with 100 or more placed Dances.
| Orchestra | All | Before 2015 | 2015–19 | 2020 on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan D'Arienzo | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Carlos Di Sarli | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Aníbal Troilo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Osvaldo Pugliese | 18 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Miguel Caló | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Ricardo Tanturi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ángel D'Agostino | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pedro Laurenz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucio Demare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rodolfo Biagi | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Osvaldo Fresedo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Edgardo Donato | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfredo De Angelis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Canaro | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Típica Victor | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fulvio Salamanca | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexteto Milonguero | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orquesta Romantica Milonguera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alberto Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alberto Morán | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chino Laborde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugo Diaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Orquesta Forever Tango | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto Goyeneche | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ruben Juarez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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