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On this day in tango

18 January

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Surprise meA well-told page at random, the canon first

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Mañana zarpa un barco, Dandy

Lucio Demare

Recorded 18 January 1952

On this day

  • 1986

    † Died

    Edmundo Rivero · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1903

    ✶ Born

    Luis Petrucelli · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1914

    ✶ Born

    Oscar Rubens · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1924

    Ernesto Ponzio · Kills a man in Rosario and is sentenced to a long prison term.

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  • 2011

    Gustavo Rosas · Guest DJ with his vinyl records at Practica X.

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  1. Mañana zarpa un barco, Dandy · Lucio Demare · 1952
  2. Aroma de amor · Rodolfo Biagi · Alberto Amor · 1946
  3. El acomodo · Edgardo Donato · 1952
  4. Cuando te hablen del domingo · Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno · 1945
  5. La piba de los jazmines · Ricardo Malerba · Orlando Medina · 1943
  6. Pura clase · Armando Pontier · 1956
  7. Y te tengo que esperar · Héctor Varela · Rodolfo Lesica · 1957
  8. Rosa pelegrina, Lupe · Lucio Demare · 1952

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Hear it said · 54:27GLORIA Y EDUARDO ARQUIMBAU. Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

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