Between 1995 and 1998, the Argentine TV channel Volver screened a series of tango documentaries. The series was directed by Eduardo Berti, and includes valuable testimonies from many great musicians and vocalists, as well as commentary from journalists and collectors. As is often the case with things tango-related, there is very little information available about this production. The list that follows was reconstructed from references found in magazines, newspapers, and other reliable sources. I managed to obtain copies of most episodes, which I have since uploaded to my YouTube channel and which you can watch by clicking on the corresponding links below.

• Francisco Canaro
• Enrique Santos Discepolo
• Leopoldo Federico
• Roberto Goyeneche
• Tita Merello
• Osvaldo Pugliese
• Aníbal Troilo
• El bandoneón y sus intérpretes: primera parte
• El bandoneón y sus intérpretes: segunda parte
• El cine y el tango
• La historia de las orquestas: orígenes y evolución (1895-1935)
• La historia de las orquestas: la época de oro (1935-1945)
• La historia de las orquestas: (1945-1999)
• La historia de los cantores: primera parte
• La historia de los cantores: segunda parte
• La radio y el tango
• Las cantantes y cancionistas
• Los letristas del tango

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