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On this day in tango

31 May

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Malandraca

Osvaldo Pugliese

Recorded 31 May 1949

On this day

  • 1896

    ✶ Born

    Juan Carlos Cobian · Born in Pigüé; the family later settles in Bahía Blanca, where he studies at the Conservatorio Williams.

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  • 1898

    ✶ Born

    Antonio Polito · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1931

    ✶ Born

    Juan Carlos Copes · Born in Mataderos on 31 May; grows up in Villa Pueyrredón.

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  • 1939

    ✶ Born

    Martha Anton · Born in Bonifacio, Laguna Alsina.

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  • 1957

    † Died

    Carlos Marcucci · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1994

    † Died

    Osvaldo Ruggiero · Dies in Buenos Aires; buried in Chacarita.

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  • 2010

    † Died

    Ruben Juarez · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Malandraca · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1949
  2. Prepárense · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1951
  3. Andate · Francisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · 1933
  4. El amanecer · Roberto Firpo · 1928
  5. Alma en pena · Fulvio Salamanca · Andrés Peiró, Jorge Garré · 1957
  6. Y volvemos a querernos · Osvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán · 1949
  7. Verdenuevo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1982
  8. Son y seran argentinas · Osvaldo Pugliese · Adrián Guida · 1982

A word of tango

papirusa

A woman of loose or irregular life

Hear it said · 56:45LEOPOLDO FEDERICO Tengo una pregunta para vos (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

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