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On this day in tango

9 August

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Mandria

Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

Recorded 9 August 1939

On this day

  • 1906

    ✶ Born

    Lucio Demare · Born in Buenos Aires, near the Abasto market; his father, a violinist, becomes his first teacher.

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  • 1956

    Jorge Vidal · Lead role in El tango en París, premiered at Cine Suipacha.

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  • 2006

    † Died

    Armando Garrido · Dies.

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  • 1941

    Francisco Amor · Premieres En esta tarde gris.

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  • 1924

    ✶ Born

    Oscar Ferrari · Born Oscar Samuel Rodríguez de Mendoza in Buenos Aires, on the edge of Balvanera and San Cristóbal.

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Recorded on this day

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  1. Mandria · Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe · 1939
  2. Echale sal · Miguel Caló · 1948
  3. Paisaje · Osvaldo Fresedo · Armando Garrido · 1951
  4. Una luz en tus ojos · Edgardo Donato · Randona, Antonio Maida · 1934
  5. Plata · Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante · 1957
  6. Una vez · Típica Victor · Ortega del Cerro · 1943
  7. Punto y banca · Julio De Caro · Roberto Medina · 1949
  8. De pura cepa · Roberto Firpo · Carlos Varela · 1934

A word of tango

gil

Naive, easily fooled

Hear it said · 11:58HORACIO FERRER Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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