Tango in 1989

Astor Piazzolla — 7 recordings1989[1]

Jorge Ortiz dies of cardiac syncope.[2]

Abel Córdoba records La canción de Buenos Aires and Milonga para Gardel with Pugliese for Odeon.[3]

Adrián Guida records Contame una historia with Pugliese in Amsterdam, on tour.[4]

Raúl de los Hoyos dies.[5]

Carlos Lafuente dies at the Hospital Español after a traffic accident.[6]

Hugo del Carril dies in Buenos Aires.[7]

Jorge Durán dies in Buenos Aires.[8]

Lorena Ermocida devotes herself fully to tango, studying with the Arquimbaus, Naveira and Besio, the Pugliese couple and Todaro.[9]

Pablo Verón joins Tango Argentino in Paris.[10]

Alejandro Aquino dances with Vanina Bilous at the Carré theatre, Amsterdam.[11]

Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez): Founded in Buenos Aires by Roberto Álvarez, Fernando Rodríguez and Amílcar Tolosa; debut tour of the Netherlands.[12]

Osvaldo Zotto: In December, wins the first Campeonato Municipal 'Hugo del Carril' with Guillermina Quiroga.[13]

Susana Miller: In the late 1980s invites Cacho Dante to teach with her, starting years of touring together.[14]

Guillermina Quiroga wins the first Certamen Municipal "Hugo del Carril" with Osvaldo Zotto, in December; straight afterwards Miguel Ángel Zotto takes her into Tango X2.[15]

Oscar Mandagaran: Runner-up in malambo at the Festival Nacional del Malambo, Laborde.[16]

María Estela Monti: Finalist at the OTI song festival.[17]

Giselle Anne graduates as a classical dance professor at the Instituto Superior de Danza María Ruanova.[18]

Julio Pane joins Piazzolla's sextet as second bandoneon and tours Canada and North America.[19]

Nélida Rodríguez dances in Marcos Zurinaga's Tango Bar; stages Tango 89 in Japan.[20]

Daniel Binelli joins Piazzolla's Sexteto Nuevo Tango.[21]

Susana Rinaldi settles in Paris.[22]

Vanina Bilous joins Juan Carlos Copes's musical 'Tango! Tango!' at the Teatro Lola Membrives; becomes Pugliese's only female soloist, first with Alejandro Aquino.[23]

Maria Rivarola dances in Marcos Zurinaga's Tango Bar.[24]

Pablo Ziegler: Piazzolla stops performing; his time in the quintet ends.[25]

Miguel Angel Zotto meets Astor Piazzolla in Paris, introduced by their mutual friend Jose Pons, while touring his own show; calls Piazzolla something of a godfather to his career.[26]

Raúl Bravo receives the Estrella de Mar award.[27]

Ruben Juarez: Co-stars in the film Tango Bar with Raul Julia.[28]

Carlos Rivarola dances in and choreographs Marcos Zurinaga's film 'Tango Bar'.[29]

Osvaldo Berlingieri releases the CD Identificación with his own orchestra.[30]

Alberto Marino dies suddenly in Buenos Aires; buried at the Chacarita cemetery.[31]

Roberto Florio: Several months at El Viejo Almacén with Ernesto Baffa's quartet.[32]

Buenos Aires — 1989 hyperinflation: Monthly inflation reaches nearly 200 per cent.1989, May 1989[33][39]

Nelson Ávila — In 1989 they acted in Marcos Zurinaga's film Tango Bar and designed their own show Tango 89, presented in Japan1989[34]

Amsterdam — Amsterdam: on 26 June 1989 Piazzolla's Sexteto Nuevo Tango and Osvaldo Pugliese's Orquesta played at the Royal Carré Theatre, between concerts in Berlin and Rome,Jun 26, 1989[45]

Osvaldo Pugliese — played with Astor Piazzolla in Amsterdam, 29 June 1989Jun 29, 1989[46]

Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires — Menem takes office: Menem takes power early.Jul 1989[47]

Lausanne — Lausanne: on 4 November 1989 Piazzolla gave a concert at the Moulin à Danses in Lausanne, then recorded Five Tango Sensations with the Kronos QuartetNov 4, 1989[45]

Alfredo Zitarrosa — Died.Jan 17, 1989[35]

Jorge Ortiz — Died.Feb 18, 1989[36][37]

Juan Alessio — Died.Feb 18, 1989[38]

Enrique Lucero — Died.May 9, 1989[40]

Seyyan Hanım — Died.May 16, 1989[41]

Alberto Marino — Died.Jun 21, 1989[42][43]

Alberto Marino — Died.Jun 21, 1989[44]

Carlos Lafuente — Died.Jul 27, 1989[48][49]

Hugo del Carril — Died.Aug 13, 1989[50]

Jorge Durán — Died.Aug 20, 1989[51]

Pedro Vargas — Died.Oct 30, 1989[52]