Year
Tango in 1978
Nearest years with music:1977 (36 recordings)1979 (39 recordings)
Our catalogue holds 3 recordings from 1978. The orchestras recorded most that year were Osvaldo Pugliese (3 recordings).
That year
Antonio Buglione dies in San Cristóbal.
Juan Caldarella dies in Buenos Aires.
Floreal Ruiz dies in Buenos Aires.
Luis Díaz dies.
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Data: recordings, facts and sources
Recordings1
Osvaldo Pugliese — 3 recordings1978Single source
What happened24
Antonio Buglione Dies in San Cristóbal.Single source
Juan Caldarella Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Floreal Ruiz Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Luis Díaz Dies.Single source
Arturo Gallucci Dies.Single source
Enrique Mario Francini Dies on stage at Caño 14 while playing Nostalgias.Single source
Enrique Francini Dies on stage at Caño 14, Talcahuano 975, during a benefit concert.Single source
Roberto Arrieta Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Alfredo Del Rio Dies two days after a last performance in Villa Madero.Single source
José Pascual Dies.Single source
Reinaldo Yiso Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Adrián Guida Wins Canal 9's Grandes valores del tango with Bailarín compadrito.Single source
Pablo Ziegler Becomes Astor Piazzolla's pianist.Single source
Quinteto Suárez Paz Joins Astor Piazzolla's Quinteto Nuevo Tango, touring with it until 1988.Single source
Jorge Arduch Directs a 28-piece orchestra for the World Cup, the base of the Orquesta Típica de la Ciudad de Córdoba.Single source
Ruben Juarez First gold record; success on Spanish television.Single source
Carlos García Part of the 55-piece Tangos para el Mundo orchestra at the Teatro Presidente Alvear.Single source
Arturo Penón Brings Roberto Álvarez into Pugliese's orchestra as fourth bandoneon.Single source
Osvaldo Ribo Records four titles with Roberto Grela's guitarists.Single source
Edmundo Rivero Becomes a member of the Academia Porteña del Lunfardo.Single source
Mario Bustos Months of Sunday shows at the Marabú celebrating his thirty years in tango.Single source
Carlos Acuña Returns to Argentina and works on TV, radio and in nightclubs.Single source
Héctor de Rosas Twelve solo recordings with guitars and Juan Carlos Bera's bandoneon.Single source
Osvaldo Ramos Tours Colombia, Peru, Brazil and Uruguay.Single source
Notes5
Autopista Perito Moreno — Demolitions: many properties along the route were expropriated, residents who resisted were moved by force, and the viaducts divided neighbourhoods and took parts of Plaza1978, Nov 2, 1978Single source
Pasaje Seaver — Demolitions: the bohemian one-block passage with the cabaret Can Can was demolished in 1978-1980 for the northward extension of Avenida 9 de Julio; today it1978Single source
Graciela Cabrera — From 1978 to 1980 she was in the ballet of Juan Carlos Copes and María Nieves, dancing in Buenos Aires nightclubs such as Karina and1978Single source
Estadio Monumental — Mundial de 1978: the Monumental hosted the opening ceremony on 1 June 1978 and the final on 25 June, in which Argentina beat the NetherlandsJun 1, 1978Supported · 2
Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires — FIFA World Cup 1978 final: Argentina beat the Netherlands at the Monumental.Jun 25, 1978Single source
Died8
Antonio Buglione — Died.Mar 2, 1978Supported · 2
Floreal Ruiz — Died.Apr 17, 1978Single source
Luis Díaz — Died.Apr 19, 1978Supported · 2
Roberto Giménez — Died.May 2, 1978Single source
Enrique Francini — Died.Aug 27, 1978Single source
Roberto Arrieta — Died.Sep 17, 1978Supported · 2
Alfredo Del Rio — Died.Sep 21, 1978Supported · 2
Reinaldo Yiso — Died.Dec 15, 1978Supported · 2
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