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On this day in tango

27 May

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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Sin lágrimas

Osvaldo Pugliese · Roberto Chanel

Recorded 27 May 1946

On this day

  • 2000

    † Died

    Donato Racciatti · Dies in Montevideo.

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  • 1970

    † Died

    Alejandro Scarpino · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 2022

    † Died

    Juan José Mosalini · Dies in France.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. Sin lágrimas · Osvaldo Pugliese · Roberto Chanel · 1946
  2. Canción desesperada · Miguel Caló · 1969
  3. Así es la milonga · Ricardo Tanturi · Alberto Castillo · 1942
  4. Sube y baja · Francisco Canaro · 1932
  5. Cuándo volverás · Roberto Firpo · 1927
  6. En la buena y en la mala · Domingo Federico · Armando Moreno · 1953
  7. Tabernero · José Basso · Francisco Fiorentino · 1949
  8. Muñequita de arrabal · Héctor Varela · Ernesto Herrera, Armando Laborde · 1959

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Hear it said · 56:45“No sé si ustedes saben de lo que estoy hablando, pero Miguel Caló, con Enrique Mario Francini, con Armando Pontier y con Domingo Federico, la orquesta de las...”LEOPOLDO FEDERICO Tengo una pregunta para vos (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

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