On this day in tango
Who was born and who died on this date, what happened, and what was recorded. Every line has its source.
Back to todaySurprise meA well-told page at random, the canon first
On this day
- 1949
Mercedes Simone · La otra y yo, her last film, opens.
- 1888
- 1890
- 1890
- 1958
- 1972
- 1994
Fabian Salas · Antonio Todaro dies (28 January per Wikipedia/Wikidata, 28 February per Gustavo Benzecry Sabá). In his own 2013 account, Salas says Todaro's death was the moment he told Naveira 'no nos quedan referentes' (we have no references left) and...
- 1994
Recorded on this day
The canon's orchestras first; each plays a clip.
- Ilusión marinaOsvaldo PuglieseAlberto Morán
- Si yo pudiera comprenderMiguel CalóRaúl Iriarte
- ArrabaleroOsvaldo FresedoBlanca Mooney
- Adiós pampa míaFrancisco CanaroNelly Omar
- Ausencia grisFrancisco LomutoJorge Omar
- Cuatro líneas para el cieloOrquesta Francini-PontierRoberto Rufino
- MatracaFulvio Salamanca
- Adiós NoninoAstor Piazzolla
A word of tango
A woman of loose or irregular life
Hear it said · 56:45LEOPOLDO FEDERICO Tengo una pregunta para vos (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles