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On this day in tango

18 July

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En esta tarde gris

Aníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino

Recorded 18 July 1941

On this day

  • 1921

    ✶ Born

    Ángel Cardenas · Born in Partido de Chacabuco.

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  • 1942

    ✶ Born

    Walter Ríos · Born in Santa Fe province.

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  • 1982

    † Died

    Héctor María Artola · Dies in Buenos Aires; buried in San José.

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  • 1989

    † Died

    Raúl de los Hoyos · Dies.

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  • 2010

    Toto Faraldo · Dances a vals with Claude Murga at the Escuela Argentina de Tango, 18 July (per a since-offline page, seen only in a search result).

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Recorded on this day

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  1. En esta tarde gris · Aníbal Troilo · Francisco Fiorentino · 1941
  2. Rondando tu esquina · Osvaldo Pugliese · Roberto Chanel · 1945
  3. Naranjo en flor · Pedro Laurenz · Jorge Linares · 1944
  4. Capricho de amor · Osvaldo Fresedo · Héctor Pacheco · 1952
  5. El distinguido ciudadano · Edgardo Donato · 1940
  6. Bogotá · Alfredo De Angelis · 1967
  7. Ramona · Francisco Canaro · Charlo · 1928
  8. Muñeca querida · Francisco Lomuto · Jorge Omar · 1935

A word of tango

pibe

Kid, young person

Hear it said · 2:53GLORIA Y EDUARDO ARQUIMBAU. Tengo una pregunta para ustedes (by Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles

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