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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.

  1. El espiante

    Osvaldo Fresedo · Instrumental

    Not danced on film yet
  2. Don Juan

    Típica Victor · Alberto Gómez

    16 dances
  3. Alma

    Adolfo Carabelli · Alberto Gómez

    21 dances
  4. Quién dijo miedo

    Julio De Caro · Luis Díaz

    1 dance
  5. Despues de tanto rodar

    Roberto Firpo · Carlos Viván

    Not danced on film yet
  6. Tristeza gaucha

    Juan Maglio · Carlos Viván

    1 dance
  7. La chirimoya

    Juan Canaro · Instrumental

    Not danced on film yet

Meanwhile

In Argentina, Uruguay and the world

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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What we don't know yet3 of 4 known

Events held that year.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings13

Osvaldo Fresedo — 5 recordings1932

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Edgardo Donato — 23 recordings1932

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Francisco Canaro — 76 recordings1932

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Francisco Lomuto — 24 recordings1932

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Típica Victor — 18 recordings1932

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Adolfo Carabelli — 21 recordings1932

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Julio De Caro — 2 recordings1932

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Roberto Firpo — 28 recordings1932

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Juan Maglio — 2 recordings1932

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Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos (Ciriaco Ortiz) — 5 recordings1932

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Trío Ciriaco Ortiz — 1 recordings1932

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Eduardo Du Perron — 1 recordings1932

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Antonio Rodríguez Lesende — Recorded in Julio De Caro.1932

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What happened58

Jorge Valdez: Born Leo Mario Vitale in Villa Urquiza, Buenos Aires.

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Manuel Buzon represents current tango in "El Tango Porteño" at the Teatro Nacional.

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Carlos Roldán enters a Radio Westinghouse contest; then sings on CX 46 Radio América with guitars.

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Antonio Agri: Born in Rosario.

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Roberto Pansera: Born in Mar del Plata.

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Manuel Meaños: Olinda Bozán's company stages his comedy La rival de Greta Garbo at the Teatro Apolo.

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Pascual Contursi dies in Buenos Aires.

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Samuel Castriota dies in Buenos Aires, 49 days after Contursi.

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Fernando Díaz records 'El beso de Manuelita' and 'Humillación' with the Orquesta Típica Victor.

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Rodolfo Cieri: Born in Buenos Aires on 30 October.

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Alfredo Del Rio: Born Alfredo Jesús Pérez in Buenos Aires; grows up in Parque Patricios.

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Benjamín Tagle Lara dies in San Telmo.

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José De Grandis dies in Boedo.

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Edgardo Donato moves to the Victor label.

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Mingo Pugliese: Born in Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires.

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Alberto Echague sings with Ángel D'Agostino's orchestra at the Casanova cabaret and the Teatro París.

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Mario César Gomila writes the vals Jamás podré olvidarte with Julio De Caro.

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José Tinelli forms his first orchestra for the carnival dances at the Teatro Solís in Montevideo.

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Carlos García joins Roberto Firpo's orchestra, replacing Sebastián Piana.

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Carlos Almada sings with Oscar de la Fuente's sextet at the Café El Nacional.

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Carmencita Calderón meets Tarila and then El Cachafaz after going to Club Sin Rumbo in Villa Urquiza.

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Nelly Omar sings duets with her sister Nélida on Radio Stentor, through 1933.

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Manuel Sucher leaves for Buenos Aires as Fanny Loy's accompanist; plays later in Anselmo Aieta's orchestra at the Teatro Nacional.

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Osvaldo Sosa Cordero: Olinda Bozán premieres his sainete La rival de Greta Garbo, written with Manuel Meaños, at the Apolo.

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Eduardo Del Piano joins Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra, staying until late 1933.

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Ángel Vargas meets Ángel D'Agostino and makes occasional appearances with him.

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Nolo López: El huracán, by the Donato brothers with his words, wins second prize in the Sociedad de Beneficencia contest at the Teatro Colón.

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José Dames joins Julián Divasto's typical-symphonic orchestra.

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José Giambuzzi: At Club Sin Rumbo, dances with Carmen Calderón and proposes her as El Cachafaz's partner.

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Raúl Kaplun: Trío Puloil with Caló accompanies a singing contest on Radio Splendid.

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Jorge Omar records the tango Lunes with Antonio Bonavena's orchestra for Columbia.

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Carlos Dante: Back in Buenos Aires, sings briefly with Francisco Canaro, then rejoins Miguel Caló.

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Ernesto Famá appears in Francisco Canaro's musical comedy La muchachada del centro.

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Enrique Cadícamo writes La casita de mis viejos with Juan Carlos Cobián.

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Celedonio Flores writes Mentira with Francisco Pracánico.

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Mario Battistella writes song lyrics with Alfredo Le Pera for Gardel's Paramount films Melodía de arrabal, Espérame and La casa es seria.

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Carlos Lenzi spends the carnival in Nice with Carlos Gardel.

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José Horacio Staffolani: Ventarrón, with Maffia, wins first prize in the Sociedad de Beneficencia contest at the Teatro Colón.

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Principe Azul goes solo; sings on Radio Belgrano, later on Radio La Nación.

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Carlos Varela returns to Firpo's orchestra, recording with it until 1938.

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Miguel Caló: First recordings as a leader, for the Splendid label: 'Milonga porteña' and the vals 'Amarguras', sung by Román Prince.

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Adolfo Carabelli records Felicia, Por dónde andará and Inspiración, and El trece with Alberto Gómez.

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Alfredo Le Pera: Paramount pairs him with Gardel; he writes La casa es seria and the films that follow.

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Agustin Magaldi returns to Victor (1 September 1932 per Wikipedia).

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Tita Merello begins working with Francisco Canaro, on stage and record, until 1944.

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Roberto Díaz records for Odeon with Roberto Firpo, May to July.

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Antonio Buglione sings on Radio Nacional with guitars.

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Charlo sings at the opening of the Cine Rex in Montevideo.

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Enrique Santos Discepolo leads the orchestra for the first carnival dances at the Teatro Colón.

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José María Rizzuti plays in Julio De Caro's giant orchestra.

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Ernesto Ponzio: The Ponzio-Bazán orchestra plays a noted show at Luna Park.

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Horacio Pettorossi sails back to Buenos Aires with Gardel on the Giulio Cesare in December.

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Francisco Lomuto writes the music for 'La vuelta de Miss París' at the Teatro Smart.

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Rafael Iriarte accompanies Gardel in his Barcelona recordings.

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Juan de Dios Filiberto founds the Orquesta Porteña and starts recording for Odeon; moves into the house at Magallanes 1140.

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Enrique Saborido plays with guardia vieja veterans at the Teatro Nacional.

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Francisco Canaro stages the musical comedy La muchachada del centro, written with Ivo Pelay, at the Nacional theatre.

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Juan Canaro plays the Tabarís and the Armenonville, and from then on conducts without playing.

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Singers12

La muerte de Milonguita (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Teófilo Ibáñez.1932

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Mineral (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Charlo.Jan 12, 1932

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Despues de tanto rodar (Roberto Firpo) — Sung by Carlos Viván.Feb 18, 1932

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De vuelta al suburbio (Roberto Firpo) — Sung by Miguel Manacorda.Apr 7, 1932

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Cuando miran tus ojos (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Luis Díaz.May 6, 1932

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Desconfianza (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Luis Díaz.May 6, 1932

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Manon (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Alberto Gómez.May 20, 1932

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Por dónde andará (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Alberto Gómez.May 24, 1932

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San Telmo (Francisco Lomuto) — Sung by Charlo.Jun 8, 1932

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Inspiración (Adolfo Carabelli) — Sung by Alberto Gómez.Jun 17, 1932

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Aunque parezca mentira (Francisco Lomuto) — Sung by Fernando Díaz.Jun 27, 1932

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La cueva de oro (Roberto Firpo) — Sung by Héctor Villanueva.Jul 7, 1932

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Orchestras led1

Julio De Caro — Led Julio De Caro.1932

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Dates1

Guardia Nueva — Occurred at United States.1932, Feb 20, 1932

Supported · 3

Published18

La casita de mis viejos — 1932

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Mentira — 1932

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Melodía de arrabal — 1932

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Sueño querido — 1932

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Me da pena confesarlo — 1932

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Noches de Montmartre — 1932

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Quién hubiera dicho — 1932

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Mi provinciana — 1932

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Rosa reseca — 1932

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Copa de amargura — 1932

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Olvidao — 1932

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Ventanita florida — 1932

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Acquaforte — 1932

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La marcha nupcial — 1932

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Pero aquel muchacho — 1932

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Moneda falsa — 1932

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Chirusa — 1932

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Pan — 1932

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Played in4

Aníbal Troilo — Played in Julio De Caro.1932

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Pedro Laurenz — Played in Julio De Caro.1932

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Enrique Mora — Played in Florindo Sassone.1932

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Juan Cruz Mateo — Trío Buenos Aires1932

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Notes1

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

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Born3

Jorge Valdez — Born.Jan 27, 1932

Supported · 2

Roberto Yanés — Born.Apr 25, 1932

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Antonio Agri — Born.May 5, 1932

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Died1

Augusto Gentile — Died.Mar 18, 1932

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Performed at1

Tita Merello — Performed at Teatro Nacional.Jun 17, 1932

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Listen

  1. Sos un tipo regaderaRoberto Firpo · Principe Azul · no clip yet1932
  2. Tristeza gauchaJuan Maglio · Carlos Viván1932
  3. Palo dulceRoberto Firpo · no clip yet1932
  4. MiserereRoberto Firpo · Principe Azul · no clip yet1932
  5. MineralFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1932
  6. MadreselvaFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1932
  7. Il piccolo navioFrancisco Canaro · no clip yet1932
  8. Yo no sé que me han hecho tus ojosFrancisco Canaro · Charlo1932
  9. El espianteOsvaldo Fresedo1932
  10. TierritaTípica Victor1932
  11. Don JuanTípica Victor · Alberto Gómez1932
  12. Tango del quererAdolfo Carabelli · Alberto Gómez, Augusto Vila1932

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