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On this day in tango

14 February

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

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

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La cancion de Buenos Aires

Francisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá

Recorded 14 February 1933

On this day

  • 1957

    Rodolfo Galé · Records Limosna de amor with Roberto Caló, in duet with Héctor De Rosas.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1885

    ✶ Born

    El Cachafaz · Born on 14 February in a conventillo at Boedo and Independencia.

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  • 1963

    † Died

    Edgardo Donato · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    15 February 1963 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1892

    ✶ Born

    Jesús Fernández Blanco · Born in Cuenca de Campos, Spain.

    15 February 1892 · www.todotango.com

  • 1897

    ✶ Born

    Julio César Sanders · Born in Quilmes.

    13 February 1897 · www.todotango.com

  • 1907

    ✶ Born

    Juan Giliberti · Born in Buenos Aires.

    15 February 1907 · www.wikidata.org

  • 1973

    † Died

    Juan Carlos Marambio Catán · Dies in Mendoza.

    15 February 1973 · www.todotango.com

  • 1991

    † Died

    Roberto Di Filippo · Dies.

    15 February 1991 · www.todotango.com

  • 2025

    Stella Baez · Dances 'Pájaro sin luz' with Miguel Ángel Zotto at En lo de Balmaceda on 13 February.

    13 February 2025 · www.youtube.com

Recorded on this day

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

  1. La cancion de Buenos Aires · Francisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá · 1933
  2. Ahora soy casado · Típica Victor · Alberto Gómez · 1931
  3. Flor de fango · Cuarteto Típico Los Ases · 1941
  4. Si vos no me querés · Roberto Caló · Héctor de Rosas, Rodolfo Galé · 1957

A word of tango

boliche

Disco, club, nightclub

Hear it said · 9:16Entrevista Javier Rodriguez - ¡Que noche tan clara!, Veladas Tangueras

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