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On this day in tango

21 May

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Dime mi amor

Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré

Recorded 21 May 1941

On this day

  • 1965

    † Died

    Alfredo Gobbi · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1987

    † Died

    Mario Pomar · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1930

    ✶ Born

    Carlos Alberto Anzuate · Born; grows up in Almagro.

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  • 1951

    Hugo Baralis · Directs Alberto Marino's orchestra; their first Odeon record, Margot, is cut on 21 May.

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  • 2006

    † Died

    Ricardo Vidort · Dies of cancer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on 21 May.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. Dime mi amor · Juan D'Arienzo · Héctor Mauré · 1941
  2. Andres Selpa · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1985
  3. Mi cantar · Miguel Caló · Jorge Ortiz · 1943
  4. De corte criollo · Ángel D'Agostino · 1945
  5. Una milonga de amor · Francisco Canaro · Charlo · 1930
  6. La Galarcita · Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) · 1941
  7. Verdad que no te irás · Roberto Firpo · Carlos Varela · 1930
  8. Otros tiempos otros hombres · Francisco Fiorentino · 1946

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guita

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Hear it said · 54:27GLORIA Y EDUARDO ARQUIMBAU. Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

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