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On this day in tango

10 July

Who was born and who died on this date, what happened, and what was recorded. Every line has its source.

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Nada más

Juan D'Arienzo · Jorge Valdez

Recorded 10 July 1958

On this day

  • 1885

    ✶ Born

    Ernesto Ponzio · Born in Buenos Aires, in the Tierra del Fuego district near Recoleta.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1919

    Elvino Vardaro · Gives his debut violin recital at the salón La Argentina, Rodríguez Peña 361.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1914

    ✶ Born

    Aníbal Troilo · Born in Buenos Aires, in the Abasto area.

    11 July 1914 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1922

    ✶ Born

    Miguel Montero · Born Miguel Ángel Montero in San Miguel de Tucumán.

    9 July 1922 · www.todotango.com

  • 1982

    † Died

    Carlos Almada · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    9 July 1982 · www.todotango.com

  • 1897

    ✶ Born

    Rosita Melo · Born in Montevideo.

    9 July 1897 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1908

    ✶ Born

    Juan Polito · Born in Once, Buenos Aires.

    11 July 1908 · www.todotango.com

  • 1915

    Eugenio Cárdenas · The magazine El Hogar publishes his décimas, Versos.

    9 July 1915 · www.todotango.com

  • 1928

    ✶ Born

    Julian Plaza · Born in General Manuel Campos, La Pampa.

    9 July 1928 · www.todotango.com

  • 1933

    ✶ Born

    José Libertella · Born Giuseppe Libertella in Calvera, Potenza, Italy.

    9 July 1933 · www.todotango.com

  • 1958

    † Died

    Sofía Bozán · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    9 July 1958 · www.todotango.com

  • 1970

    † Died

    Ciriaco Ortiz · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    9 July 1970 · www.todotango.com

  • 1990

    Raúl Garello · Leads his orchestra at the Teatro Colón.

    9 July 1990 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 2003

    Pocho Carreras · Filmed with Nely by Solo Tango TV at Salón El Pial (11 July).

    11 July 2003 · jantango.wordpress.com

  • 2012

    Carel Kraayenhof · Made Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau on 9 July.

    9 July 2012 · nl.wikipedia.org

Recorded on this day

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

  1. Nada más · Juan D'Arienzo · Jorge Valdez · 1958
  2. La flor de la canela · Aníbal Troilo · Roberto Goyeneche, Ángel Cardenas · 1957
  3. En otros caminos · Osvaldo Pugliese · Miguel Montero, Jorge Maciel · 1957
  4. No la nombres corazón · Ricardo Tanturi · Juan Carlos Godoy · 1957
  5. Con mi perro · Rodolfo Biagi · Alberto Amor · 1946
  6. Vamos corazón · Osvaldo Fresedo · Ricardo Ruiz · 1941
  7. Fuegos artificiales · Alfredo De Angelis · 1969
  8. El chiflao · Cuarteto Típico Los Ases · 1941

A word of tango

otario

Naive; a sucker

Hear it said · 18:3612 NOTAS Canal 12 ENTREVISTA Completa Georgina Vargas

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