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On this day in tango

12 March

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

Record of the day

Recuerdos de bohemia

Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino

Recorded 12 March 1946

On this day

  • 1976

    † Died

    Carlos Olmedo · Dies in Mar del Plata.

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  • 1906

    ✶ Born

    Carlos Dante · Born Carlos Dante Testori in Boedo.

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  • 1949

    Adolfo Rivas · Moves to Buenos Aires.

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  • 2013

    Eduardo Arquimbau · Interviewed by Pepa Palazón on 12 March at the CCEBA.

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  • 2013

    Gloria Arquimbau · Interviewed by Pepa Palazón on 12 March at the CCEBA.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. Recuerdos de bohemia · Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino · 1946
  2. Bajo un cielo de estrellas · Miguel Caló · Alberto Podestá · 1941
  3. En lo de Laura · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1943
  4. Tu disfraz · Osvaldo Fresedo · Ernesto Famá · 1928
  5. Risas · Edgardo Donato · Antonio Maida · 1934
  6. Yo también soñé · Francisco Canaro · Roberto Maida · 1936
  7. Después arreglamos · Francisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar · 1936
  8. Asi canto Martin Fierro · Alfredo Attadia · Jorge Beiró · 1952

A word of tango

pavada

Nonsense, dumb talk or act

Hear it said · 12:20Entrevista a Agustina Piaggio en el programa La Maquina Tanguera

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