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On this day in tango

16 July

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El pollo Ricardo

Carlos Di Sarli

Recorded 16 July 1951

On this day

  • 1954

    Miguel Montero · Debuts with Pugliese's orchestra at Club Huracán.

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  • 1909

    ✶ Born

    Carlos Varela · Born in Buenos Aires; grows up in Flores.

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  • 1971

    † Died

    Carlos Viván · Dies at the Hospital Británico, Buenos Aires.

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  • 1890

    ✶ Born

    Graciano de Leone · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1916

    ✶ Born

    Hipólito Caron · Born in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1981

    † Died

    Ramón Collazo · Dies in Montevideo.

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  • 2014

    † Died

    Norberto Esbrez · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. El pollo Ricardo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1951
  2. En tus ojos de cielo · Miguel Caló · Raúl Berón · 1944
  3. Quiero verte una vez más · Rodolfo Biagi · Jorge Ortiz · 1940
  4. Por calles muertas · Osvaldo Fresedo · Osvaldo Cordo · 1948
  5. Hacete cartel · Edgardo Donato · Horacio Lagos · 1937
  6. Mientras tu me quieras · Francisco Canaro · Eduardo Adrian · 1943
  7. Corazón de oro · Francisco Lomuto · 1930
  8. Loca bohemia · Julio De Caro · 1951

A word of tango

piantao

Crazy

Hear it said · 58:53HORACIO FERRER Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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