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On this day in tango

6 April

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 payanca

Juan D'Arienzo

Recorded 6 April 1949

On this day

  • 2000

    † Died

    Domingo Federico · Dies in Rosario.

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  • 1959

    Lalo Martel · First recording with Alfredo De Angelis for Odeon, Anoche estuve llorando.

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  • 1915

    ✶ Born

    Reinaldo Yiso · Born on Pola street in Liniers.

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  • 1930

    ✶ Born

    Eduardo Pareja · Born on 6 April (inferred from his 90th birthday video; the 2012 homage gives his age as 82).

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  • 2020

    Eduardo Pareja · Turns 90 on 6 April.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. La payanca · Juan D'Arienzo · 1949
  2. Patético · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1948
  3. Desorientado · Miguel Caló · Carlos Roldán · 1956
  4. Milonguero viejo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1959
  5. Anoche estuve llorando · Alfredo De Angelis · Lalo Martel · 1959
  6. En el viejo café · Francisco Canaro · Eduardo Adrian · 1942
  7. Amor eterno · Típica Victor · Vicente Crisera · 1931
  8. Infamia · Francisco Rotundo · Floreal Ruiz · 1953

A word of tango

cotorro

Flat or room used for clandestine love meetings

Hear it said · 18:3612 NOTAS Canal 12 ENTREVISTA Completa Georgina Vargas

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