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Tango in 1947

Videos danced to the music of 1947 on TangoTubeThe records of 1947 on TangoCloud

Our catalogue holds 236 recordings from 1947. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (21 recordings), Osmar Maderna (20 recordings), and Astor Piazzolla (18 recordings).

That year

El choclo: tango.info work Date.

Golden Age: Occurred at Argentina.

Carlos Di Sarli: piano.

Adolfo Carabelli dies alone at his home in San Fernando.

Aldo Campoamor records Tiernamente with Astor Piazzolla's orchestra for Odeon.

Francisco Lomuto tours Spain with Chola Luna, opening at the Teatro Fontova in Madrid.

Alfredo Gobbi: First recording for Victor: La viruta and his father's vals La entrerriana, sung by Carlos Heredia and Hugo Soler.

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What was playing?

The records of 1947

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.

On the air: LR1 Radio El Mundo · LR3 Radio Belgrano

  1. Cartón junao

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    30 dances

  2. Soy aquel viajero

    Carlos Di Sarli · Alberto Podestá

    112 dances

  3. Romance de barrio

    Aníbal Troilo · Floreal Ruiz

    114 dances

  4. Sin palabras

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán

    119 dances

  5. Los despojos

    Miguel Caló · Raúl Iriarte

    103 dances

  6. Remembranza

    Ricardo Tanturi · Osvaldo Ribo

    7 dances

  7. Era en otro Buenos Aires

    Ángel D'Agostino · Tino García

    Not danced on film yet

  8. Mala junta

    Pedro Laurenz · Instrumental

    2 dances

  9. Y dicen que no te quiero

    Rodolfo Biagi · Alberto Amor

    Not danced on film yet

  10. La última noche

    Osvaldo Fresedo · Pedro Vargas

    Not danced on film yet

  11. Mañana por la mañana

    Enrique Rodríguez · Ricardo Herrera

    Not danced on film yet

  12. Flores del alma

    Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante, Julio Martel

    129 dances

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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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings19

Juan D'Arienzo — 21 recordings1947

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Carlos Di Sarli — 12 recordings1947

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Aníbal Troilo — 14 recordings1947

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 17 recordings1947

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Miguel Caló — 9 recordings1947

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Ricardo Tanturi — 10 recordings1947

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Ángel D'Agostino — 2 recordings1947

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Pedro Laurenz — 2 recordings1947

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Rodolfo Biagi — 2 recordings1947

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Osvaldo Fresedo — 2 recordings1947

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Enrique Rodríguez — 8 recordings1947

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Alfredo De Angelis — 16 recordings1947

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Cabecitas blancas (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Recorded in Osvaldo Pugliese.1947

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El pillete (Astor Piazzolla) — instrumentalJan 2, 1947

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Inspiración (Astor Piazzolla) — instrumentalJan 15, 1947

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Fantasía en tiempo de tango (Osmar Maderna) — instrumentalApr 25, 1947

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Lágrimas (Juan D'Arienzo) — instrumentalApr 30, 1947

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La racha (Carlos Di Sarli) — instrumentalMay 8, 1947

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La viruta (Alfredo Gobbi) — instrumentalMay 16, 1947

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What happened59

Adolfo Carabelli dies alone at his home in San Fernando.

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Aldo Campoamor records Tiernamente with Astor Piazzolla's orchestra for Odeon.

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Francisco Lomuto tours Spain with Chola Luna, opening at the Teatro Fontova in Madrid.

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Alfredo Gobbi: First recording for Victor: La viruta and his father's vals La entrerriana, sung by Carlos Heredia and Hugo Soler.

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Carlos Lázzari: Last Odeon recording with Francisco Canaro, La canción de Buenos Aires; then joins Domingo Federico.

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Eduardo Del Piano debuts as leader of the orchestra accompanying Ángel Vargas.

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Tino García: First recordings with D'Agostino: Alma de bohemio and Era en otro Buenos Aires.

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Carlos Figari replaces José Basso as pianist of Aníbal Troilo's orchestra.

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Celedonio Flores dies.

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Carlos Saavedra records Margot with Biagi.

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Alberto Amor: Last Biagi recording, Y dicen que no te quiero.

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Ruben Juarez: Born in Ballesteros, Córdoba.

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Mario Pomar records Ausencia with Osmar Maderna's orchestra.

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Julio Pane: Born in the Abasto, Buenos Aires.

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Pocho Carreras starts dancing at about 16 at Club Patagones.

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Argentino Ledesma sings weekdays on Radio Aconcagua in Tucumán with the guitars of Menéndez, Navarro and Bernal, and at weekend club dances.

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José Brahemcha starts dancing at sixteen (year inferred from the 1931 birth).

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Ernesto Franco debuts in Elvino Vardaro's orchestra.

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Antonio Agri: Professional debut at fifteen, with a quartet in Córdoba province.

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Héctor Pacheco joins Alfredo Attadía's orchestra on Radio El Mundo and at the Chantecler.

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Eduardo Pareja begins going to the milongas.

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Jorge Maciel joins Alfredo Gobbi's orchestra, which names him Jorge Maciel.

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Carlos Olmedo moves to Buenos Aires.

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Francisco Lauro records for RCA Victor, about twenty sides up to 1952.

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Ubaldo De Lío begins eight years accompanying Hugo del Carril.

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Jorge Casal: First records with Sassone for RCA Victor, Canción de cuna and Volver.

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Rodolfo Galé moves to Córdoba to sing with Torcuato Wermuth's orchestra.

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Nina Miranda: First recordings for Sondor with Juan Cao's orchestra, some in duet with Alberto Bianchi.

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Francisco Rotundo plays a successful season at the Café Nacional on Corrientes, with Horacio Quintana and Aldo Calderón singing.

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Leopoldo Federico joins the new orchestra of singer Alberto Marino, directed by Emilio Balcarce.

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Alberto Marino leaves Troilo for a solo career, backed by orchestras led by Emilio Balcarce, Enrique Alessio and Héctor Artola.

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Edmundo Rivero joins Aníbal Troilo's orchestra, replacing Alberto Marino; records some two dozen sides including "Sur".

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Carlos Waiss writes Cartón junao with D'Arienzo and Varela.

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Raúl Hormaza writes the milonga La chabona with Alberto Marino.

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Roberto Lambertucci writes La canción más triste with Enrique Munné.

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Emilio Balcarce: Alberto Marino leaves Troilo and rejoins Balcarce's orchestra.

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José Basso leaves Troilo and debuts his own orchestra on Radio Belgrano, at the Café Marzotto and at the Ocean Dancing cabaret.

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Virgilio Expósito becomes director of the Radio Splendid orchestra.

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José Canet writes Tarde in Caracas.

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Leopoldo Díaz Vélez writes Qué habrá sido de Lucía with Emilio Balcarce.

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Héctor Grané plays with Laurenz's orchestra in Montevideo.

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Horacio Salgan: The first orchestra breaks up without having recorded; he writes Don Agustín Bardi.

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Florindo Sassone reaches the first rank with singer Jorge Casal and starts recording for RCA Victor.

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Vicente Demarco writes Tu pálido final with Roldán, recorded by Troilo with Edmundo Rivero.

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Alfredo Attadia debuts singer Héctor Pacheco on Radio El Mundo and at the Chantecler cabaret.

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Mauricio Mise heads the violins of José Basso's new orchestra, on Radio Belgrano and at café Marzotto.

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Osmar Maderna marries Olga Mazzei.

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Roberto Caló plays the Dancing Empire on Corrientes with arrangements by Julio Medovoy, and tours the interior and Uruguay with Hugo del Cerro.

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Jorge Durán leaves Di Sarli; sings with Pedro Laurenz and with Horacio Salgán.

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Ricardo Ruiz joins José Basso's first orchestra.

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Ángel Vargas: On Radio Splendid, announcer Raúl Astor names him the ruiseñor de las calles porteñas.

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Enrique Campos joins Francisco Rotundo's orchestra, singing on Radio Splendid, at the Teatro Empire and at the Café Nacional on Corrientes.

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Roberto Rufino sings with the Francini-Pontier orchestra and with Miguel Caló.

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Libertad Lamarque: Gran Casino, directed by Luis Buñuel, her first Mexican film.

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Carlos Roldán: Uruguayan musical comedy El nombre más lindo del mundo; film Buenos Aires canta.

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Francisco Amor appears in the documentary Buenos Aires canta.

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Ángel D'Agostino: Tino García debuts on record with the orchestra, singing 'Alma de bohemio'.

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Pedro Laurenz plays in Montevideo and, in Buenos Aires, at the Marabú and La Enramada.

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Manuel Buzon plays the carnival at Club Haedo Juniors, one of his occasional later dates.

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Dates2

El choclo — tango.info work Date1947

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Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.1947

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Played in4

Domingo Mattio — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1947

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David Díaz — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1947

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Carlos Figari — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1947

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Luis Stazo — Played in Francisco Rotundo.1947

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Orchestras led1

Astor Piazzolla — Led Astor Piazzolla.1947

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Published16

Romance de barrio — 1947

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Oyeme — 1947

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No Te Perdono Mas — 1947

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Milonga para Gardel — 1947

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Amiga — 1947

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Con la otra — 1947

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Aleli — 1947

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Y dicen que no te quiero — 1947

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Tarde — 1947

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Qué habrá sido de Lucía — 1947

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Miriñaque — 1947

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La canción más triste — 1947

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Y la perdi — 1947

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Picaflor — 1947

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Tu pálido final — 1947

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Don Agustín Bardi — 1947

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Notes3

Golden Age — Mexico: the Argentine tango singer and actress Libertad Lamarque, exiled in Mexico after an altercation with Eva Duarte during the shooting of La cabalgata del1947

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Palacio del Congreso, Buenos Aires — Women's suffrage law: Law 13.010 grants women the vote.1947

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Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, Buenos Aires — Houssay wins the Nobel Prize in Medicine: The first Latin American Nobel in the sciences.1947

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Singers21

Rebeldía (Osmar Maderna) — Sung by Pedro Datila.Jan 9, 1947

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Pigmalion (Astor Piazzolla) — Sung by Héctor Insua.Jan 27, 1947

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Ilusión marina (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alberto Morán.Jan 28, 1947

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Inútil (Osmar Maderna) — Sung by Orlando Verri.Feb 20, 1947

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Aleli (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Carlos Dante.Mar 20, 1947

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Yo te bendigo (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Roberto Chanel.Mar 27, 1947

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Cafetin (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alberto Morán.Mar 27, 1947

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Organito de la tarde (Alberto Marino) — Sung by Alberto Marino.Apr 9, 1947

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A su memoria (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Carlos Dante.Apr 23, 1947

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Entrá sin miedo hermana (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Julio Martel.Apr 23, 1947

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Por el camino (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Alberto Podestá.Apr 24, 1947

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Sin comprender (Miguel Caló) — Sung by Roberto Arrieta.Apr 25, 1947

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Desilusión (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Alberto Morán.Apr 28, 1947

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Yira yira (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Edmundo Rivero.Apr 29, 1947

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Déjame no quiero verte más (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Alberto Podestá.May 8, 1947

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La canción más triste (Alberto Marino) — Sung by Alberto Marino.May 23, 1947

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Mi dolor (Domingo Federico) — Sung by Oscar Larroca.May 30, 1947

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La novia ausente (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Julio Martel.Jun 6, 1947

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Amiga (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Roberto Chanel.Jun 10, 1947

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Escúchame Manón (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Roberto Chanel.Jun 10, 1947

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Los despojos (Orquesta Francini-Pontier) — Sung by Roberto Rufino.Jun 11, 1947

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Died2

Adolfo Carabelli — Died.Jan 25, 1947

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Alberto Reynal — Died.Feb 26, 1947

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Listen

  1. Ojos tristesAstor Piazzolla · Héctor Insua · no clip yet1947
  2. El pilleteAstor Piazzolla1947
  3. Sin palabrasOsvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán1947
  4. La melodía de nuestro adiósFrancisco Canaro · Alberto Arenas1947
  5. Nuestros caminosFrancisco Canaro · Enrique Lucero · no clip yet1947
  6. Ojos negrosOsmar Maderna · no clip yet1947
  7. RebeldíaOsmar Maderna · Pedro Datila1947
  8. DidíCarlos Di Sarli1947
  9. Otra vez carnavalCarlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán1947
  10. PuebleraCarlos Di Sarli · Jorge Durán1947
  11. Comme il fautCarlos Di Sarli1947
  12. Como abrazado a un rencorAstor Piazzolla · Aldo Campoamor1947

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