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On this day in tango

11 January

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Mi serenata

Edgardo Donato · Romeo Gavioli, Lita Morales

Recorded 11 January 1940

On this day

  • 1972

    Alberto Marino · Car crash on Ruta 2 near Coronel Brandsen kills his wife and mother-in-law.

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  • 1981

    † Died

    Fernando Díaz · Dies.

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  • 1979

    † Died

    Jorge Garré · Dies.

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  • 1999

    Pablo Verón · Dances at the White House state dinner for President Carlos Menem.

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Recorded on this day

The canon's orchestras first; each plays a clip.

  1. Mi serenata · Edgardo Donato · Romeo Gavioli, Lita Morales · 1940
  2. Broche de oro · Francisco Canaro · 1927
  3. La cumparsita · Roberto Firpo · 1928
  4. Volverás pero cuándo · Edgardo Donato · Lita Morales, Horacio Lagos, Romeo Gavioli · 1940
  5. Mucha clase · Francisco Canaro · 1927
  6. Murió de amor · Francisco Canaro · 1927
  7. Cuando llora la milonga · Roberto Firpo · 1928

A word of tango

che

Hey, yo (a form of address)

Hear it said · 10:27"JAVIER RODRIGUEZ... ... Tengo una pregunta para vos" por Pepa Palazon 1/3

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