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Tango in 1956

Videos danced to the music of 1956 on TangoTubeThe records of 1956 on TangoCloud

Our catalogue holds 288 recordings from 1956. The orchestras recorded most that year were Carlos Di Sarli (25 recordings), Alfredo De Angelis (24 recordings), and Francisco Canaro (21 recordings).

That year

Osvaldo Pugliese: imprisoned in 1956 in Operation Cardenal; the orchestra played with a red carnation on the piano.

Nuevo: Occurred at Argentina.

Nuevo: Occurred at Argentina.

Carlos Di Sarli: Led Carlos Di Sarli.

Enrique Francini plays with Podestá at Club Ambos Mundos in Junín.

Rodolfo Galé records Noche de locura with Di Sarli.

Oscar Serpa: Los Señores del Tango debut on Radio Belgrano; seasons at the confitería Richmond on Suipacha and the Dominó.

Armando Garrido sings Buscándote in El último perro, premiered at Cine Ocean.

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What was playing?

The records of 1956

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. Palabras amargas

    Juan D'Arienzo · Armando Laborde

    30 dances

  2. Derrotado

    Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Florio

    207 dances

  3. La última curda

    Aníbal Troilo · Edmundo Rivero

    71 dances

  4. Nochero soy

    Osvaldo Pugliese · Instrumental

    411 dances

  5. Quedémonos aquí

    Miguel Caló · Roberto Mancini

    17 dances

  6. Besos brujos

    Ricardo Tanturi · Elsa Rivas

    4 dances

  7. Dónde

    Lucio Demare · Armando Garrido

    • Label: Art-FONO
    1 dance

  8. Alguien

    Rodolfo Biagi · Hugo Duval

    28 dances

  9. En mis noches

    Osvaldo Fresedo · Instrumental

    Not danced on film yet

  10. Lágrimas

    Edgardo Donato · Oscar Peralta

    8 dances

  11. Pobre milonga

    Enrique Rodríguez · Omar Quirós

    Not danced on film yet

  12. Fumando espero

    Alfredo De Angelis · Carlos Dante

    9 dances

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings14

Juan D'Arienzo — 19 recordings1956

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Carlos Di Sarli — 25 recordings1956

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Aníbal Troilo — 16 recordings1956

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 16 recordings1956

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Miguel Caló — 8 recordings1956

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Ricardo Tanturi — 2 recordings1956

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Lucio Demare — 4 recordings1956

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Rodolfo Biagi — 4 recordings1956

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Osvaldo Fresedo — 7 recordings1956

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Edgardo Donato — 6 recordings1956

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Enrique Rodríguez — 5 recordings1956

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Alfredo De Angelis — 24 recordings1956

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Los Señores Del Tango — Music Hall, then RCA-Victor1956

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Las rosas de mi madre (Enrique Francini) — Recorded in Enrique Francini.Jan 19, 1956

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What happened51

Enrique Francini plays with Podestá at Club Ambos Mundos in Junín.

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Rodolfo Galé records Noche de locura with Di Sarli.

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Oscar Serpa: Los Señores del Tango debut on Radio Belgrano; seasons at the confitería Richmond on Suipacha and the Dominó.

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Armando Garrido sings Buscándote in El último perro, premiered at Cine Ocean.

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Alberto Arenas: Latest catalogued Canaro side, the milonga Me gusta bailar milonga.

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Roberto Florio: First recordings with Carlos Di Sarli: Fogón de huella and Porque regresas tú.

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Jorge Durán returns to Carlos Di Sarli's orchestra for a second spell lasting to 1958, with 19 recordings.

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Alfredo Belusi: Hired by José Basso; debuts on Radio Belgrano singing Recordándote.

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Antonio Scatasso dies in Buenos Aires.

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Jorge Vidal: Lead role in El tango en París, premiered at Cine Suipacha.

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Guillermo Rico records again with Canaro, including Meditación maleva.

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Juan Carlos Godoy: First record with Ricardo Tanturi for RCA Victor, Decís que no te quiero.

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Carlos Gavito starts dancing tango in Buenos Aires.

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Osvaldo Centeno: After learning at Club Sol's prácticas, starts dancing at the Centro Asturiano (Solís and Venezuela).

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Héctor Mayoral starts giving exhibitions at neighbourhood clubs.

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Ruben Juarez plays bandoneon in the youth orchestra of Club Atlético Independiente.

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Elba Berón: The duo ends when Rosita marries and moves to Colombia.

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Armando Pontier: Oscar Ferrari replaces Roberto Florio as singer.

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Osvaldo Ramos sings with the Romero-Spinelli orchestra as Osvaldo De Santis, at Palacio Güemes and Salón Colegiales.

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Domingo Federico plays a dance at Newell's Old Boys in Rosario, where he meets his future wife.

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Roberto Goyeneche becomes the singer of Aníbal Troilo's orchestra, staying until 1963.

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Hugo Duval: Last Odeon session (Alguien) in March; from late August records with Biagi for CBS-Columbia.

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Argentino Ledesma joins Carlos Di Sarli for about three months, on Radio El Mundo, at the Marabú and at the carnival dances of Club San Lorenzo.

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Manuel Sucher writes Muriéndome de amor with Carlos Bahr.

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Lorenzo Barbero tours Mendoza, San Rafael, Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Villa Mercedes and Rosario.

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Eduardo Rovira plays in Alfredo Gobbi's orchestra.

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Roberto Pansera: Back with Fresedo nightly at the Rendez-Vous, then leaves for the United States.

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Oscar Ferrari joins Armando Pontier, singing beside Julio Sosa, until 1960.

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Rodolfo Lesica records Historia de un amor with Varela, a major success.

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Alberto Mancione tours Chile, one of his only two trips abroad.

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Carlos Figari arranges and accompanies six TK recordings by Edmundo Rivero.

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Ismael Spitalnik joins Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra and tours the Soviet Union and China with it.

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Oscar Herrero writes the instrumental Nochero soy.

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Carlos Almada broadcasts with Demare on Radio Belgrano.

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Jorge Ledesma: Brief spell with Lucio Demare at the Hotel Crillón; then with Héctor D'Espósito on Radio Belgrano.

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Ricardo Malerba records eight more sides for Odeon between March 1956 and January 1957, then five for Music Hall in 1957.

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Floreal Ruiz joins José Basso's orchestra, replacing Rodolfo Galé; about 40 recordings.

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Raúl Iriarte: Theatre season in Mexico City; at the cabaret El Patio he records 'Prohibido' and 'Noche de locura' with Luis Álvarez's group.

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Catulo Castillo writes La última curda with Troilo.

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Simón Bajour: Di Sarli records his tango Duele más, signed with the pen name Tito Simón.

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Amanda Ledesma retires from show business.

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Jorge Casal tours the United States and Colombia; appears on the TV show El tango, señor de la ciudad.

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Carlos Acuña: First record with Mores, La calesita, for Odeon.

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Roberto Caló joins RCA Victor with Roberto Rufino; Soñemos is a hit, bringing Radio El Mundo and the Marabú and Chanteclair cabarets.

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Hugo Baralis: First violin of José Basso's orchestra until 1957.

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Mario Pomar forms Los Señores del Tango with Oscar Serpa; they broadcast on Radio Belgrano and record for Music Hall.

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Francisco Amor: Guest of Canaro on Radio El Mundo's Glostora Tango Club.

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Francisco Canaro publishes his memoirs to mark fifty years in popular music.

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Osvaldo Fresedo: Dizzy Gillespie improvises over his orchestra in a live recording at the Rendez Vous.

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Julio Martel leads his own orchestra, directed by Américo Podestá, and records four sides for Odeon.

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Carlos Roldán sings with Miguel Caló; records Desorientado.

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Notes3

Osvaldo Pugliese — imprisoned in 1956 in Operation Cardenal; the orchestra played with a red carnation on the piano1956

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Casa Rosada — Proscripción del peronismo: decree-law 4161/56 of the Libertadora banned the words peronismo, peronista, justicialismo and the name of Perón. The de facto government lasted until1956

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José León Suárez (Buenos Aires province) — Shootings of José León Suárez: Civilians are shot after the Valle uprising.Jun 9, 1956

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Dates1

Nuevo — Occurred at Argentina.1956

Supported · 4

Orchestras led1

Carlos Di Sarli — Led Carlos Di Sarli.1956

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Played in17

Elvino Vardaro — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1956

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Antonio Rossi — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1956

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José Libertella — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1956

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Julian Plaza — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1956

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Alfredo Marcucci — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.1956

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Osvaldo Ruggiero — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1956

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Mario Demarco — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1956

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Esteban Gilardi — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1956

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Enrique Camerano — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1956

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Emilio Balcarce — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1956

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Julio Carrasco — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1956

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Aniceto Rossi — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1956

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Federico Scorticati — Played in Los Señores Del Tango.1956

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Ángel Ramos — Played in Los Señores Del Tango.1956

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Domingo Varela Conte — Played in Los Señores Del Tango.1956

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Claudio González — Played in Los Señores Del Tango.1956

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Los Señores Del Tango — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.Jan 1956

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Published3

La última curda — 1956

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Muriéndome de amor — 1956

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Nochero soy — 1956

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Singers18

Alguien (Enrique Francini) — Sung by Alberto Podestá.Jan 19, 1956

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De qué podemos hablar (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Argentino Ledesma.Feb 23, 1956

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Historia de un amor (Héctor Varela) — Sung by Rodolfo Lesica.Mar 13, 1956

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Que te pasa Buenos Aires (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Miguel Montero.Mar 20, 1956

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Alguien (Rodolfo Biagi) — Sung by Hugo Duval.Mar 24, 1956

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Fumando espero (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Carlos Dante.Apr 3, 1956

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Desorientado (Miguel Caló) — Sung by Carlos Roldán.Apr 6, 1956

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Me gusta bailar milonga (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Alberto Arenas.Apr 12, 1956

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Porque regresas tú (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Roberto Florio.Apr 18, 1956

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Fogón de huella (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Roberto Florio.Apr 18, 1956

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Fumando espero (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Roberto Florio.Apr 26, 1956

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Milongón (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Alberto Arenas.Apr 26, 1956

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Palabras amargas (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Armando Laborde.May 17, 1956

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Me quieres y te quiero (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Armando Laborde.May 17, 1956

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Fueron tres años (Héctor Varela) — Sung by Argentino Ledesma.May 18, 1956

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Y todavia te quiero (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Oscar Larroca.May 18, 1956

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Y todavia te quiero (José Basso) — Sung by Floreal Ruiz.Jun 11, 1956

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Qué risa (Alfredo De Angelis) — Sung by Carlos Dante.Jun 18, 1956

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Died2

Venancio Clauso — Died.Mar 10, 1956

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Salvador Grupillo — Died.Apr 8, 1956

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Premiered at1

Nuevo — CBS Radio NetworkMar 24, 1956

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Listen

  1. Sus ojos se cerraronDonato Racciatti · Olga Delgrossi · no clip yet1956
  2. BambaJorge Caldara1956
  3. El rosal de los cerrosArmando Pontier · Julio Sosa · no clip yet1956
  4. Pura claseArmando Pontier1956
  5. InspiraciónEnrique Francini1956
  6. Las rosas de mi madreEnrique Francini · Alberto Podestá · no clip yet1956
  7. El reseroEnrique Francini · no clip yet1956
  8. AlguienEnrique Francini · Alberto Podestá1956
  9. Vendrás alguna vezAlberto Morán · Alberto Morán1956
  10. Quemá esas cartasArmando Pontier · Roberto Florio1956
  11. En el corsito del barrioArmando Pontier · Julio Sosa1956
  12. Barrio reoEnrique Rodríguez · Omar Quirós · no clip yet1956

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