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Tango in 1928

Videos danced to the music of 1928 on TangoTubeThe records of 1928 on TangoCloud

Our catalogue holds 554 recordings from 1928. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (211 recordings), Osvaldo Fresedo (106 recordings), and Roberto Firpo (61 recordings).

That year

Teófilo Ibáñez debuts with Roberto Firpo at the Teatro Casino; first Odeon recordings on 8 February 1928.

Osvaldo Berlingieri: Born in Haedo, Buenos Aires Province.

Tito Reyes: Born Tito Cosme Sconza in Puente Alsina.

Carlos Viván records Cocot de lujo with Juan Maglio for Odeon.

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What was playing?

The records of 1928

One record per orchestra, in the order tango remembers them, each its most danced take that plays. The bar shows how much dancers still use it in the videos we index.

  1. La otra noche

    Juan D'Arienzo · Carlos Dante

    • Label: Electra
    3 dances

  2. Soy un arlequín

    Carlos Di Sarli · Instrumental

    Recorded in 1929, the nearest year with a clip

    5 dances

  3. Pero yo sé

    Osvaldo Fresedo · Ernesto Famá

    32 dances

  4. Parque Patricios

    Francisco Canaro · Charlo

    97 dances

  5. Flor del campo

    Francisco Lomuto · Charlo

    9 dances

  6. Loca bohemia

    Julio De Caro · Instrumental

    8 dances

  7. El amanecer

    Roberto Firpo · Instrumental

    7 dances

  8. El unico lunar

    Juan Carlos Cobian · Francisco Fiorentino

    8 dances

  9. Agua florida

    Luis Petrucelli · Instrumental

    4 dances

  10. Madrecita

    Pippo Rache · Instrumental

    Not danced on film yet

Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world · Wikidata

  • Apr 11928 Argentine general electionWikidata

Tango By Year, the podcast

Dag Stenvoll plays the year's records and Michael Lavocah talks about them, by permission. Facts from the episodes cite the minute they are said.

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings57

Juan D'Arienzo — 34 recordings1928

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Carlos Di Sarli — 2 recordings1928

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Osvaldo Fresedo — 106 recordings1928

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Francisco Canaro — 211 recordings1928

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Francisco Lomuto — 46 recordings1928

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Julio De Caro — 24 recordings1928

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Roberto Firpo — 61 recordings1928

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Juan Carlos Cobian — 15 recordings1928

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Luis Petrucelli — 2 recordings1928

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Eduardo Bianco - Bachicha — 1 recordings1928

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Pippo Rache — 1 recordings1928

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Emocion (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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El unico lunar (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Lamento pampeano (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Charlatan (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Yo soy así (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Ladrón (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Me querés (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Vení vení (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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La otra noche (Juan D'Arienzo) — Recorded in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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No me abandones (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Mujer de fuego (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Que juez aquel (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Saludó y se fue (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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En un boliche (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Regalo de bodas (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Mina (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Juan Polito — Recorded in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Del viejo barrio porteño (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Al pie de tu reja (Roberto Firpo) — Recorded in Roberto Firpo.1928

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Parque Patricios (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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El flete (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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El alacrán (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Retirao (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Esta noche me emborracho (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Chanta cuatro (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Boedo (Julio De Caro) — Recorded in Julio De Caro.1928

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Rey de copas (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Flor del campo (Francisco Lomuto) — Recorded in Francisco Lomuto.1928

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Alma en pena (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Canción de cuna (Osvaldo Fresedo) — Recorded in Osvaldo Fresedo.1928

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Pero yo sé (Osvaldo Fresedo) — Recorded in Osvaldo Fresedo.1928

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Estampilla (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Cualquier cosa (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Ramona (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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El tigre (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Uno y uno (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Vibraciones del alma (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Seguime si podés (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Viejo ciego (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Culpas ajenas (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Añoranza campera (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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Malevaje (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1928

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Dónde estás corazón (Francisco Lomuto) — Recorded in Francisco Lomuto.1928

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Haragán (Francisco Lomuto) — Recorded in Francisco Lomuto.1928

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Chorra (Francisco Lomuto) — Recorded in Francisco Lomuto.1928

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Pinta brava (Juan Carlos Cobian) — Recorded in Juan Carlos Cobian.1928

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What happened60

Teófilo Ibáñez debuts with Roberto Firpo at the Teatro Casino; first Odeon recordings on 8 February 1928.

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Osvaldo Berlingieri: Born in Haedo, Buenos Aires Province.

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Tito Reyes: Born Tito Cosme Sconza in Puente Alsina.

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Carlos Viván records Cocot de lujo with Juan Maglio for Odeon.

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Edgardo Donato: Buenos Aires debut as Los 9 ases del tango; plays the Select Lavalle cinema and starts recording for Brunswick.

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Enrique Dizeo: Azucena Maizani introduces Andate con la otra at the Teatro Maipo in the revue Misia Presidencia.

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Simón Bajour: Born in Poland; his parents ran a café opposite the town theatre.

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Manuel Buzon debuts his orchestra at the Cine Villa Crespo as leader, pianist and singer.

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Luis Petrucelli: His own orchestra records 54 sides between 2 July 1928 and 8 January 1931.

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

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Rosa Cove is born.

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Enrique Saborido tells the story of La morocha in Caras y Caretas.

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César Vedani: Azucena Maizani makes the first recording of Barra querida; Vedani and Sanders travel to Paris and Barcelona to promote Adiós muchachos.

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Carlos Gardel opens in Paris at the Théâtre Fémina, followed in October by the Florida cabaret in Montmartre.

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Típica Victor: First vocal recording, Piba, sung by the violinist Antonio Buglione.

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Antonio Buglione sings Piba, the first vocal recording of the Orquesta Típica Victor.

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Rodolfo Lesica: Born Rodolfo Aiello in Buenos Aires; grows up in Parque Chacabuco.

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Carlos Di Sarli: First recording session for Victor: T.B.C. and La guitarrita.

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Hugo Duval: Born Luciano Hugo Giurbino in Buenos Aires.

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Enrique Carrera Sotelo: Gardel records Patadura in Paris.

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Rodolfo Galé: Born in Mendoza.

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Gerardo Portalea: Born (1928 per La Nación and his 2007 age; Clarín gives 1929).

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Petróleo starts dancing and meets el Negro Navarro, who refines his tango.

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Francisco Fiorentino joins Francisco Canaro's orchestra as bandoneonist, sometimes singing the refrain.

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Ernesto Famá goes to Paris with Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra; they open the Nouvelle Garrón cabaret on rue Fontaine in Montmartre and also play the Paramount and the Lido.

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Vicente Demarco plays piano with José Arturo Severino, and with Juan Maglio the next year.

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Orlando Goñi debuts in Alfredo Calabró's orchestra.

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Hugo Baralis debuts at fourteen on Radio Cultura and with Minotto Di Cicco's orchestra at the Armenonville cabaret.

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Juan D'Arienzo: First recordings for the Electra label, owned by his relative Alfredo Améndola, with Carlos Dante among the singers.

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Carlos Dante sings at the Cine Hindú on Lavalle, with Anselmo Aieta's orchestra and then Pedro Maffia's sextet; first recordings for Electra.

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Alfredo Malerba joins Cátulo Castillo's orchestra for Spain with his brothers; debuts at the Teatro Empire and the Excelsior cabaret in Barcelona and records for Odeón.

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Rodolfo Sciammarella: Gardel records No te engañes corazón and Che Bartolo.

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Juan José Guichandut writes Marioneta with Tagini.

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Nolo López: D'Arienzo records Chirusa with Carlos Dante.

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Joaquín Mora debuts on bandoneon in Antonio Bonavena's orchestra and writes his first tango, Viejo barrio.

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Feliciano Brunelli records accordion solos for Odeon, to 1930.

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Juan Polito plays with Anselmo Aieta's sextet at the cafés Germinal and Guaraní, then forms his first orchestra at the Salón Imperio.

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Raúl Kaplun: With Armando Baliotti's group at Cine Los Andes; first broadcast on Radio Prieto.

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David Díaz leaves the family group to settle in Bahía Blanca, where he plays in the LU2 and LU7 radio orchestras.

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Tania sings on Radio Prieto, then Radio París, Belgrano and others.

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Principe Azul records Flor de noche and Piedad in Brazil with José Luis Andreoni's orchestra for Parlophone.

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Roberto Maida travels to Spain as vocalist of Cátulo Castillo's orchestra and records for Odeon there.

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Alfredo Le Pera: El Mundo sends him to the United States and Europe.

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Luis César Amadori: Portero suba y diga, with Eduardo de Labar's music, appears.

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Lito Bayardo writes Duelo criollo with Juan Rezzano; in October his trio tours with Julio De Caro's orchestra.

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María Luisa Carnelli: De Caro records El malevo on 2 February, as an instrumental; she writes Primer agua with Francisco De Caro.

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Juan Caldarella: Francisco Canaro records Seguime si podés, written with Alejandro Scarpino.

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Julio César Sanders travels to Europe with Vedani and visits Gardel at the Florida cabaret in Paris.

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Ramón Collazo writes Mama yo quiero un novio with Roberto Fontaina and Agua florida with Fernán Silva Valdés.

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Fernán Silva Valdés writes Agua florida with Ramón Collazo.

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Mario Melfi plays bandoneon in Eduardo Bianco's orchestra.

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Carlos Marcucci leads his own sextet; plays the Cine Metropol, El Nacional and Germinal.

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Gabriel Clausi joins Juan Maglio, who records his tango En un rincón del café.

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Ángel D'Agostino: Co-leads a group with Alfredo Mazzeo on Radio Prieto.

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Mercedes Simone begins on radio, first on Radio Splendid and then on Radio Belgrano, hired by Jaime Yankelevich.

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Enrique Santos Discepolo: Esta noche me emborracho becomes a hit in the voice of Azucena Maizani.

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Catulo Castillo leads an orchestra under his own name in Spain, with Carlos, Alfredo and Ricardo Malerba, Miguel Caló and the singer Roberto Maida.

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José De Grandis writes words for Bardi's Adiós pueblo and words and music of Aquel muchacho triste.

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Dante A. Linyera founds La Canción Moderna with Julio Korn; first issue in March.

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Modesto Papavero writes Sosegate Feliciano.

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Orchestras led4

Francisco Canaro — Led Francisco Canaro.1928

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Francisco Lomuto — Led Francisco Lomuto.1928

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Osvaldo Fresedo — Led Osvaldo Fresedo.1928

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Juan D'Arienzo — Led Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Performed at1

Ignacio Corsini — Performed at Argentina.1928

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Played in8

Ciriaco Ortiz — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Nicolás Primiani — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Alfredo Mazzeo — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Vicente Gorrese — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Nicolás Vaccaro — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Luis Visca — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Juan Carlos Howard — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Alfonso Lacueva — Played in Juan D'Arienzo.1928

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Notes1

Juan D'Arienzo — active 1928–19751928

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Listen

  1. Rey de copasFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1928
  2. Adiós muchachosFrancisco Canaro1928
  3. TimberoFrancisco Canaro1928
  4. Aprovechate gaviotaFrancisco Canaro1928
  5. Chichito míoRoberto Firpo1928
  6. Cuando llora la milongaRoberto Firpo1928
  7. La cumparsitaRoberto Firpo1928
  8. El malevoJulio De Caro · no clip yet1928
  9. Tiento e' zorroOsvaldo Fresedo · Ernesto Famá · no clip yet1928
  10. Canción de cunaOsvaldo Fresedo · Ernesto Famá1928
  11. Acosta en puntaOsvaldo Fresedo · Ernesto Famá · no clip yet1928
  12. Sábado inglésno clip yet1928

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