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On this day in tango

25 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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Percal

Miguel Caló · Alberto Podestá

Recorded 25 February 1943

On this day

  • 1975

    † Died

    Jorge Maciel · Dies in Buenos Aires during a hernia operation.

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  • 1936

    Mercedes Simone · Sombras porteñas, directed by Daniel Tinayre, opens.

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  • 1887

    ✶ Born

    José Razzano · Born in Montevideo; two years later his mother moves to Balvanera, Buenos Aires.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. Percal · Miguel Caló · Alberto Podestá · 1943
  2. Ando pato · Juan Maglio · Carlos Viván · 1928
  3. Cambalache · Armando Pontier · Julio Sosa · 1958
  4. No esta · Jorge Caldara · 1959
  5. Ya sale el tren · Miguel Caló · Jorge Ortiz · 1943
  6. Qué me importa tu pasado · Armando Pontier · Julio Sosa · 1958
  7. Cascabelito · Jorge Caldara · 1959
  8. Medias de seda · Jorge Caldara · 1959

A word of tango

farra

Spree, a party with some abandon

Hear it said · 19:2512 NOTAS Canal 12 ENTREVISTA Completa Georgina Vargas

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