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On this day in tango

22 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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Loca

Juan D'Arienzo

Recorded 22 April 1942

On this day

  • 2007

    † Died

    Tino García · Dies.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1903

    ✶ Born

    Maruca Pérez · Born in Ciudad de México.

    es.wikipedia.org

  • 1925

    † Died

    Roberto Goyheneche · Dies.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1904

    ✶ Born

    Mercedes Simone · Born in Villa Elisa, La Plata district; she grows up in La Plata.

    21 April 1904 · www.todotango.com

  • 1868

    ✶ Born

    Rosendo Mendizábal · Born in Buenos Aires.

    21 April 1868 · www.todotango.com

  • 1914

    ✶ Born

    Carlos García (pianista) · Born in Capilla del Señor.

    21 April 1914 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1914

    ✶ Born

    Carlos García · Born in Capilla del Señor, Buenos Aires province.

    21 April 1914 · www.todotango.com

  • 1941

    † Died

    A. Bardi · Dies in Bernal; Julio De Caro completes his unfinished last tango.

    21 April 1941 · www.todotango.com

  • 1941

    † Died

    Agustín Bardi · Dies.

    21 April 1941 · www.todotango.com

  • 1960

    † Died

    Rafael Tuegols · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    23 April 1960 · www.todotango.com

  • 2009

    Cecilia Berra · Exhibition with Javier Antar at Práctica X.

    21 April 2009 · practicax.blogspot.com

  • 2010

    Adrian Veredice · Filmed with Hobert at the Bucharest Tango Encuentro (23 April).

    23 April 2010 · www.youtube.com

  • 2020

    Javier Rodríguez · Interviewed live on Instagram by Marina Combis for '¡Qué noche tan clara! Veladas tangueras' (21 April).

    21 April 2020 · www.youtube.com

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Loca · Juan D'Arienzo · 1942
  2. Carro viejo · Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno · 1942
  3. La milonga de mis perros · Francisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán · 1942
  4. El marne · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · 1959
  5. Don Esteban · Héctor Varela · 1957
  6. El huérfano · Alberto Castillo · 1949
  7. Siempre · Eduardo Bianco - Bachicha · Eduardo Bianco · 1927
  8. Consejos · Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Reynal · 1942

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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