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On this day in tango

23 March

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La mariposa

Juan D'Arienzo

Recorded 23 March 1938

On this day

  • 1914

    ✶ Born

    Juan Carlos Casas · Born in Tandil.

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  • 1898

    ✶ Born

    Francisco De Caro · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 2013

    Cristhian Sosa · Performs with Sciuto at the Planetango milonga in Moscow.

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  • 2013

    Noel Sciuto · Performs with Sosa at the Planetango milonga in Moscow.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. La mariposa · Juan D'Arienzo · 1938
  2. El porteñito · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1943
  3. No hay cianuro · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1927
  4. El lecherito · Edgardo Donato · Daniel Adamo, Jorge Denis · 1944
  5. Dejame ser así · Enrique Rodríguez · Roberto Flores · 1938
  6. Mucha clase · Francisco Lomuto · 1927
  7. Canto · Domingo Federico · Hugo Roca · 1950
  8. Guardia vieja · Ricardo Malerba · 1944

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