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On this day in tango

14 January

Who was born and who died on this date, what happened, and what was recorded. Every line has its source.

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Silueta porteña

Juan D'Arienzo · Walter Cabral

Recorded 14 January 1936

On this day

  • 1976

    † Died

    Juan D'Arienzo · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1956

    Enrique Francini · Plays with Podestá at Club Ambos Mundos in Junín.

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  • 1924

    ✶ Born

    Jorge Casal · Born in Buenos Aires to Italian parents; grows up in Villa Urquiza.

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  • 1900

    ✶ Born

    Adolfo Rosquellas · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1916

    ✶ Born

    Enrique Mario Francini · Born in San Fernando; moves young to Campana.

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  • 1976

    Ernesto Franco · Leaves with the end of D'Arienzo's orchestra on 14 January, after 423 recordings.

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  • 2020

    Facundo Piñero · Interviewed together by Pepa Palazón at La Kermesse del Tango.

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  • 2020

    Vanesa Villalba · Interviewed together by Pepa Palazón at La Kermesse del Tango.

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  • 2024

    Cristina Sosa · Dances with Nacucchio at Viva La Pepa milonga during the ATSF.

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  • 2024

    Daniel Nacucchio · Dances with Sosa at Viva La Pepa milonga during the ATSF.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Silueta porteña · Juan D'Arienzo · Walter Cabral · 1936
  2. Comme il faut · Carlos Di Sarli · 1947
  3. Como el hornero · Pedro Laurenz · Alberto Podestá · 1944
  4. El entrerriano · Rodolfo Biagi · 1941
  5. La guitarrita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1936
  6. Pueblera · Carlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán · 1947
  7. Otra vez carnaval · Carlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán · 1947
  8. Didí · Carlos Di Sarli · 1947

A word of tango

cotorro

Flat or room used for clandestine love meetings

Hear it said · 18:3612 NOTAS Canal 12 ENTREVISTA Completa Georgina Vargas

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