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Corbella) in 1986, after Los Twist break-up and come back to Argentina as tango artist with his new band Los Ramones del Tango. Gustavo Bazterrica formed Los Bazterricolas and Polo Corbella returned to Buenos Aires as
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in 1986 with relative commercial success. After the first shows, Polo
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