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On this day in tango

5 October

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No vale la pena

Miguel Caló · Carlos Dante

Recorded 5 October 1934

On this day

  • 1993

    † Died

    Roberto Florio · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1942

    Orlando Medina · Records Gitana rusa with Malerba.

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  • 1905

    ✶ Born

    Armando Baliotti · Born in Boedo.

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  • 1908

    ✶ Born

    Francisco Gorrindo · Born in Quilmes.

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  • 1924

    † Died

    Vicente Greco · Died in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1945

    † Died

    Juan Bautista Guido · Dies.

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  • 1945

    † Died

    Juan Guido · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1992

    † Died

    Enrique Díaz · Dies in Buenos Aires.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. No vale la pena · Miguel Caló · Carlos Dante · 1934
  2. Dos palabras por favor · Ricardo Tanturi · Enrique Campos · 1943
  3. Corrales viejos · Edgardo Donato · Antonio Maida · 1934
  4. Secreto · Típica Victor · Luis Díaz · 1932
  5. Gitana rusa · Ricardo Malerba · Orlando Medina · 1942
  6. Santa paula · Juan Canaro · Ernesto Famá · 1931
  7. Chorra · Alberto Castillo · 1954
  8. Tu eres para mi · Miguel Caló · Carlos Dante · 1934

A word of tango

petitero

Upper-class, or following upper-class fashions (obsolete)

Hear it said · 15:48GABRIEL ANGIÓ Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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