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Tango in 1970

Pinned at 1970 · Nuevo 1955–1984

Our catalogue holds 123 recordings from 1970. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (28 recordings), Trío Yumba (24 recordings), and Aníbal Troilo (16 recordings).

That year

Azucena Maizani dies in Buenos Aires.

Enrique Campos dies in Buenos Aires, aged 57.

Félix Lipesker dies.

Tito Reyes records Milonga de corralón, the last of his 23 Troilo sides.

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What was playing?

The records of 1970

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. Paciencia

    Juan D'Arienzo · Alberto Echagüe

    465 dances
  2. Felicia

    Alfredo De Angelis · Instrumental

    Recorded in 1969, the nearest year with a clip

    1 dance
  3. Tema otoñal

    Enrique Francini ·

    • Label: CBS Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
  4. Mientras tú no llegas

    José Basso · Carlos Rossi

    Recorded in 1966, the nearest year with a clip

    Not danced on film yet
  5. El chamuyo

    Florindo Sassone · Instrumental

    Not danced on film yet
  6. Manos brujas

    Trío Yumba ·

    • Label: CBS Harmony
    10 dances

The studio calendar

1970, day by day

74 sides dated to the day, across 27 days. The stronger the mark, the more was cut. Tap one to hear it.

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Recordings12

Juan D'Arienzo — 28 recordings1970

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Aníbal Troilo — 16 recordings1970

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Osvaldo Pugliese — 8 recordings1970

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Alfredo De Angelis — 2 recordings1970

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Enrique Francini — 10 recordings1970

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José Basso — 14 recordings1970

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Florindo Sassone — 15 recordings1970

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Donato Racciatti — 1 recordings1970

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Trío Yumba — 24 recordings1970

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Aníbal Troilo y Astor Piazzolla — 2 recordings1970

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Alberto Morán — 1 recordings1970

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Horacio Salgan y Dante Amicarelli — 2 recordings1970

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What happened41

Azucena Maizani dies in Buenos Aires.

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Enrique Campos dies in Buenos Aires, aged 57.

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Félix Lipesker dies.

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Tito Reyes records Milonga de corralón, the last of his 23 Troilo sides.

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Alejandro Scarpino dies in Buenos Aires.

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Vanina Bilous: Born on 1 July in Villa Urquiza.

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Ciriaco Ortiz dies in Buenos Aires.

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Mariano Chicho Frúmboli: Born in Buenos Aires on 21 September.

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Mario Melfi dies in Arcachon.

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Roberto Chanel: Interviewed by the magazine Primera Plana, he denies rumours that he is nearly blind and destitute.

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Elba Garcia loses her first husband in a road accident, two months before Nito loses his wife.

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Nélida Rodríguez meets Nelson Ávila; they form Nélida y Nelson.

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María Graña wins the Canta el pueblo contest on Canal 7.

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Osvaldo Cartery stops dancing for about three decades after marrying Coca (approximate).

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Nelson Ávila forms Nélida y Nelson with Nélida Rodríguez.

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Eladia Blázquez records her first tango album; Mi ciudad y mi gente wins the Festival de la Canción de Buenos Aires.

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Daniel Binelli: Co-founds the Quinteto Guardia Nueva with Juan José Mosalini.

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Sexteto Tango: Long tour of the Americas, from Chile to Santo Domingo, ending in Los Angeles.

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Néstor Marconi Octeto de Buenos Aires joins Enrique Mario Francini's sextet; forms the Vanguatrío with Héctor Console and Horacio Valente.

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Amelita Baltar records Balada para un loco for CBS-Columbia.

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Juan José Mosalini: Co-leads the Quinteto Guardia Nueva with Daniel Binelli; records for Fermata.

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Raúl Hormaza stops working in tango for health reasons.

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Dante Amicarelli philips releases the duo album Dos virtuosos del piano.

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Armando Guerrico: Last professional show, folk songs as Armando Duval, at Mi Refugio.

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Los Muchachos De Antes: Cao appears on the television programme Volviendo a vivir el tango.

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Raúl Bravo: Todotango dates the Todaro-Bravo method and academies to 1970–1985; Bravo said they closed in 1980.

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Osvaldo Ruggiero: Long tour of the Americas with the sextet, ending in Los Angeles.

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Osvaldo Berlingieri: Co-leads a trio with Leopoldo Federico and Fernando Cabarcos, recording more than thirty instrumentals for Victor.

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Roberto Goyeneche sings regularly at Caño 14, a central stage of the porteño night.

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Fernán Silva Valdés wins Uruguay's Gran Premio Nacional de Literatura.

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Rosita Quiroga travels to Osaka, invited by a tango club named after her.

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Oscar Ferrari returns to Pontier; in 1973 sings with Leo Lipersker.

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Hugo Marcel: Six-month tour of the United States with Beba Bidart.

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Enrique Francini forms a sextet with Néstor Marconi that debuts at Caño 14.

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Jorge Vidal records in Spain with Waldo de los Ríos's orchestra.

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José Basso returns to Japan with singers Alfredo Belusi, Alicia Randal and Carlos Rossi.

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Roberto Pansera: Long tour of Japan with José Basso's orchestra.

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Osvaldo Ramos appears with D'Arienzo at Michelángelo and Chantecler.

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Horacio Salgan plays at Lincoln Center in New York.

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Mario Demarco dies in Buenos Aires.

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Nito Garcia says that on returning from his honeymoon in 1970, his mother and his (first) wife both died in the same accident -- his own profile only records the loss of his first wife that year, with no mention of his mother.

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Played in1

Alcides Rossi — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1970

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Published1

Mi ciudad y mi gente — 1970

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Notes4

Nuevo — Japan: the Min-On Tango Series began, bringing Argentine tango artists to Japan every year1970

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Confitería Ideal — In the 1970s the owners' descendants closed most of the first floor to turn it into a hall for milongas; it later became a tango1970

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Buenos Aires — Leloir wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Leloir is the first Argentine Nobel in Chemistry.1970, May 1970, May 19, 1970

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Julio Videla — He died in the spring of 19701970

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Dates1

Nuevo — Occurred at Confitería Ideal.1970

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Died6

Azucena Maizani — Died.Jan 15, 1970

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Mario Demarco — Died.Feb 4, 1970

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Luis Mandarino — Died.Feb 26, 1970

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Enrique Campos — Died.Mar 13, 1970

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Ciriaco Ortiz — Died.Jul 9, 1970

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Mario Melfi — Died.Sep 21, 1970

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Singers1

Hasta el último tren (Osvaldo Pugliese) — Sung by Abel Córdoba.Jul 1, 1970

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Born1

Vanina Bilous — Born.Jul 1, 1970

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Listen

  1. Una piba como vosAlfredo De AngelisJulián RosalestangoOdeon
  2. CascabelitoFlorindo SassoneOscar MacritangoOdeon
  3. La virutaFlorindo SassoneinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  4. Mañanitas de MontmartreAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  5. Milonga del corralónAníbal TroiloTito ReyesmilongaRCA Victor
  6. Naipe marcadoAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  7. Entre sueñosAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  8. Vida míaFlorindo SassoneOscar MacritangoOdeon
  9. La cumparsitaFlorindo SassoneOscar MacritangoOdeon
  10. Fuegos artificialesFlorindo SassoneinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  11. El chamuyoFlorindo SassoneinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  12. En el lago azulFlorindo SassoneinstrumentaltangoOdeon

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