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On this day in tango

14 June

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Zorro plateao

Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino

Recorded 14 June 1943

On this day

  • 1969

    † Died

    Roberto Firpo · Dies in Buenos Aires; buried in the SADAIC pantheon.

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  • 1898

    ✶ Born

    Piotr Leshchenko · Born in Isaev.

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  • 2014

    Rodolfo Dinzel · Interviewed with Gloria by Pepa Palazón on 14 June.

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  • 2014

    Gloria Dinzel · Interviewed with Rodolfo by Pepa Palazón on 14 June.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. Zorro plateao · Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino · 1943
  2. En carne propia · Aníbal Troilo · Alberto Marino · 1946
  3. Quejas de bandoneón · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1977
  4. Tabaco · Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte · 1944
  5. El sueño del pibe · Ricardo Tanturi · Enrique Campos · 1945
  6. Y no puede ser · Osvaldo Fresedo · Ricardo Ruiz · 1939
  7. Su carta no llegó · Francisco Canaro · Carlos Roldán · 1944
  8. Si soy así · Francisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · 1933

A word of tango

bacán

Boss, owner (dated)

Hear it said · 7:26Carlos Copello 1ra parte. Bailarin profesional. Profesor. Milonguero. Entrevista de Farol

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