Our catalogue holds 216 recordings from 1932. The orchestras recorded most that year were Francisco Canaro (76 recordings), Roberto Firpo (28 recordings), and Francisco Lomuto (24 recordings).
That year
Julio De Caro: Led Julio De Caro.
Antonio Rodríguez Lesende: Recorded in Julio De Caro.
Guardia Nueva: Occurred at United States.
Jorge Valdez: Born Leo Mario Vitale in Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires.
Manuel Buzon represents current tango in "El Tango Porteño" at the Teatro Nacional.
Carlos Roldán enters a Radio Westinghouse contest; then sings on CX 46 Radio América with guitars.
Antonio Agri: Born in Rosario.
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What was playing?
The records of 1932
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.
Francisco Canaro · Ernesto Famá
26 dances
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Events where this year's music was danced
- Bari Tango Congress3 videos
- EMBRACE BERLIN3 videos
- Planetango3 videos
- Belgrade Tango Encuentro2 videos
- Wawel Tango Festival2 videos
- Austin Spring Tango Festival2 videos
- Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival1 video
- Bratislava Tango Festival1 video
- England International Tango Festival1 video
- Viva La Pepa1 video
- Mundial de Baile de Tango1 video
- Milonguero Nights1 video
Dancers filmed to this year's music
- Horacio Pebete Godoy14 videos
- Michael Nadtochi9 videos
- Pablo Inza6 videos
- Cecilia Berra6 videos
- Eleonora Kalganova6 videos
- Magdalena Gutiérrez4 videos
- Rino Fraina4 videos
- Sofia Saborido4 videos
- Elvira Lambo4 videos
- Graziella Pulvirenti4 videos
What we don't know yet3 of 4 known
Events held that year.
Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings13
Osvaldo Fresedo — 5 recordings1932
Single sourceEdgardo Donato — 23 recordings1932
Single sourceFrancisco Canaro — 76 recordings1932
Single sourceFrancisco Lomuto — 24 recordings1932
Single sourceTípica Victor — 18 recordings1932
Single sourceAdolfo Carabelli — 21 recordings1932
Single sourceJulio De Caro — 2 recordings1932
Single sourceRoberto Firpo — 28 recordings1932
Single sourceJuan Maglio — 2 recordings1932
Single sourceOrquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) — 5 recordings1932
Single sourceTrío Ciriaco Ortiz — 1 recordings1932
Single sourceEduardo Du Perron — 1 recordings1932
Single sourceAntonio Rodríguez Lesende — Recorded in Julio De Caro.1932
Single sourceWhat happened58
Jorge Valdez: Born Leo Mario Vitale in Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires.
Single sourceManuel Buzon represents current tango in "El Tango Porteño" at the Teatro Nacional.
Single sourceCarlos Roldán enters a Radio Westinghouse contest; then sings on CX 46 Radio América with guitars.
Single sourceAntonio Agri: Born in Rosario.
Single sourceRoberto Pansera: Born in Mar del Plata.
Single sourceManuel Meaños: Olinda Bozán's company stages his comedy La rival de Greta Garbo at the Teatro Apolo.
Single sourcePascual Contursi dies in Buenos Aires.
Single sourceSamuel Castriota dies in Buenos Aires, 49 days after Contursi.
Single sourceFernando Díaz records 'El beso de Manuelita' and 'Humillación' with the Orquesta Típica Victor.
Single sourceRodolfo Cieri: Born in Buenos Aires on 30 October.
Single sourceAlfredo Del Rio: Born Alfredo Jesús Pérez in Buenos Aires; grows up in Parque Patricios.
Single sourceBenjamín Tagle Lara dies in San Telmo.
Single sourceJosé De Grandis dies in Boedo.
Single sourceEdgardo Donato moves to the Victor label.
Single sourceMingo Pugliese: Born in Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires.
Single sourceAlberto Echague sings with Ángel D'Agostino's orchestra at the Casanova cabaret and the Teatro París.
Single sourceMario César Gomila writes the vals Jamás podré olvidarte with Julio De Caro.
Single sourceJosé Tinelli forms his first orchestra for the carnival dances at the Teatro Solís in Montevideo.
Single sourceCarlos García joins Roberto Firpo's orchestra, replacing Sebastián Piana.
Single sourceCarlos Almada sings with Oscar de la Fuente's sextet at the Café El Nacional.
Single sourceCarmencita Calderón meets Tarila and then El Cachafaz after going to Club Sin Rumbo in Villa Urquiza.
Single sourceNelly Omar sings duets with her sister Nélida on Radio Stentor, through 1933.
Single sourceManuel Sucher leaves for Buenos Aires as Fanny Loy's accompanist; plays later in Anselmo Aieta's orchestra at the Teatro Nacional.
Single sourceOsvaldo Sosa Cordero: Olinda Bozán premieres his sainete La rival de Greta Garbo, written with Manuel Meaños, at the Apolo.
Single sourceEduardo Del Piano joins Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra, staying until late 1933.
Single sourceÁngel Vargas meets Ángel D'Agostino and makes occasional appearances with him.
Single sourceNolo López: El huracán, by the Donato brothers with his words, wins second prize in the Sociedad de Beneficencia contest at the Teatro Colón.
Single sourceJosé Dames joins Julián Divasto's typical-symphonic orchestra.
Single sourceJosé Giambuzzi: At Club Sin Rumbo, dances with Carmen Calderón and proposes her as El Cachafaz's partner.
Single sourceRaúl Kaplun: Trío Puloil with Caló accompanies a singing contest on Radio Splendid.
Single sourceJorge Omar records the tango Lunes with Antonio Bonavena's orchestra for Columbia.
Single sourceCarlos Dante: Back in Buenos Aires, sings briefly with Francisco Canaro, then rejoins Miguel Caló.
Single sourceErnesto Famá appears in Francisco Canaro's musical comedy La muchachada del centro.
Single sourceEnrique Cadícamo writes La casita de mis viejos with Juan Carlos Cobián.
Single sourceCeledonio Flores writes Mentira with Francisco Pracánico.
Single sourceMario Battistella writes song lyrics with Alfredo Le Pera for Gardel's Paramount films Melodía de arrabal, Espérame and La casa es seria.
Single sourceCarlos Lenzi spends the carnival in Nice with Carlos Gardel.
Single sourceJosé Horacio Staffolani: Ventarrón, with Maffia, wins first prize in the Sociedad de Beneficencia contest at the Teatro Colón.
Single sourcePrincipe Azul goes solo; sings on Radio Belgrano, later on Radio La Nación.
Single sourceCarlos Varela returns to Firpo's orchestra, recording with it until 1938.
Single sourceMiguel Caló: First recordings as a leader, for the Splendid label: 'Milonga porteña' and the vals 'Amarguras', sung by Román Prince.
Single sourceAdolfo Carabelli records Felicia, Por dónde andará and Inspiración, and El trece with Alberto Gómez.
Single sourceAlfredo Le Pera: Paramount pairs him with Gardel; he writes La casa es seria and the films that follow.
Single sourceAgustin Magaldi returns to Victor (1 September 1932 per Wikipedia).
Single sourceTita Merello begins working with Francisco Canaro, on stage and record, until 1944.
Single sourceRoberto Díaz records for Odeon with Roberto Firpo, May to July.
Single sourceAntonio Buglione sings on Radio Nacional with guitars.
Single sourceCharlo sings at the opening of the Cine Rex in Montevideo.
Single sourceEnrique Santos Discepolo leads the orchestra for the first carnival dances at the Teatro Colón.
Single sourceJosé María Rizzuti plays in Julio De Caro's giant orchestra.
Single sourceErnesto Ponzio: The Ponzio-Bazán orchestra plays a noted show at Luna Park.
Single sourceHoracio Pettorossi sails back to Buenos Aires with Gardel on the Giulio Cesare in December.
Single sourceFrancisco Lomuto writes the music for 'La vuelta de Miss París' at the Teatro Smart.
Single sourceRafael Iriarte accompanies Gardel in his Barcelona recordings.
Single sourceJuan de Dios Filiberto founds the Orquesta Porteña and starts recording for Odeon; moves into the house at Magallanes 1140.
Single sourceEnrique Saborido plays with guardia vieja veterans at the Teatro Nacional.
Single sourceFrancisco Canaro stages the musical comedy La muchachada del centro, written with Ivo Pelay, at the Nacional theatre.
Single sourceJuan Canaro plays the Tabarís and the Armenonville, and from then on conducts without playing.
Single sourceSingers12
La muerte de Milonguita (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Teófilo Ibáñez.1932
Single sourceMineral (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Charlo.Jan 12, 1932
Single sourceDespues de tanto rodar (Roberto Firpo) — Sung by Carlos Viván.Feb 18, 1932
Single sourceDe vuelta al suburbio (Roberto Firpo) — Sung by Miguel Manacorda.Apr 7, 1932
Single sourceCuando miran tus ojos (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Luis Díaz.May 6, 1932
Single sourceDesconfianza (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Luis Díaz.May 6, 1932
Single sourceManon (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Alberto Gómez.May 20, 1932
Single sourcePor dónde andará (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Alberto Gómez.May 24, 1932
Single sourceSan Telmo (Francisco Lomuto) — Sung by Charlo.Jun 8, 1932
Single sourceInspiración (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Alberto Gómez.Jun 17, 1932
Single sourceAunque parezca mentira (Francisco Lomuto) — Sung by Fernando Díaz.Jun 27, 1932
Single sourceLa cueva de oro (Roberto Firpo) — Sung by Héctor Villanueva.Jul 7, 1932
Single sourceOrchestras led1
Julio De Caro — Led Julio De Caro.1932
Single sourceDates1
Guardia Nueva — Occurred at United States.1932, Feb 20, 1932
Supported · 3Published18
La casita de mis viejos — 1932
Single sourceMentira — 1932
Single sourceMelodía de arrabal — 1932
Single sourceSueño querido — 1932
Single sourceMe da pena confesarlo — 1932
Single sourceNoches de Montmartre — 1932
Single sourceQuién hubiera dicho — 1932
Single sourceMi provinciana — 1932
Single sourceRosa reseca — 1932
Single sourceCopa de amargura — 1932
Single sourceOlvidao — 1932
Single sourceVentanita florida — 1932
Single sourceAcquaforte — 1932
Single sourceLa marcha nupcial — 1932
Single sourcePero aquel muchacho — 1932
Single sourceMoneda falsa — 1932
Single sourceChirusa — 1932
Single sourcePan — 1932
Single sourcePlayed in4
Aníbal Troilo — Played in Julio De Caro.1932
Single sourcePedro Laurenz — Played in Julio De Caro.1932
Single sourceEnrique Mora — Played in Florindo Sassone.1932
Single sourceJuan Cruz Mateo — Trío Buenos Aires1932
Single sourceNotes1
Seyyan Hanım — Turkish singer known as a tango artist; she recorded the tangos Mazi and Ayrılık in 1932 and withdrew from the music business in 1942.1932
Single sourceBorn3
Jorge Valdez — Born.Jan 27, 1932
Supported · 2Roberto Yanés — Born.Apr 25, 1932
Supported · 2Antonio Agri — Born.May 5, 1932
Single sourceDied1
Augusto Gentile — Died.Mar 18, 1932
Single sourcePerformed at1
Tita Merello — Performed at Teatro Nacional.Jun 17, 1932
Single sourceListen
- Sos un tipo regaderaRoberto Firpo · Principe Azul · no clip yet1932
- Tristeza gauchaJuan Maglio · Carlos Viván1932
- Palo dulceRoberto Firpo · no clip yet1932
- MiserereRoberto Firpo · Principe Azul · no clip yet1932
- MineralFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1932
- MadreselvaFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1932
- Il piccolo navioFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1932
- Yo no sé que me han hecho tus ojosFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1932
- El espianteOsvaldo Fresedo1932
- TierritaTípica Victor1932
- Don JuanTípica Victor · Alberto Gómez1932
- Tango del quererAdolfo Carabelli · Alberto Gómez, Augusto Vila1932
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