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Juan Polito

Juan Polito was born in Buenos Aires Argentina.†††

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Instruments: piano. Led Juan Polito.

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Composer44

La bruja — composed by Juan PolitoSupported · 2

Castigo — composed by Juan PolitoSupported · 2

Yo sé que te adoro — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Castigo y pasión — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

La pista esta que arde — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Vampiresa — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Con alma y nervio — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Campanita — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Entre sueños — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Este es el rey — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Rosita de arrabal — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Buenas noches mi amor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Gurrumina — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Nene — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Se mira y no se toca — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Serenata — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

No te hagas la lechuguita — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Siempre primero — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

De corte arrabalero — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Cebollitas de potrero — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Pura trampa — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

El gran favorito — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

El tren de las ocho — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

La perfumada flor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Yo soy un picaflor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Dialogando con el rio — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Primerisimo — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Los hombres no lloran — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Tambor moreno — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Tambaleando — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Tu verdugo — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

El caramelito — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Se prendió la colorada — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Glorioso Chantecler — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Una hora más — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Tu amor fué mentira — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Buenos Aires de mi amor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Hola ricurita — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Fangal de dolor — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Color esperanza — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Malumba — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Bueno, derecho y varón — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Quedó en venir a las nueve — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

El desquite — composed by Juan PolitoSingle source

Recordings1

Not Recorded by Juan D'Arienzo1928–1929Single source

Left1

Left Juan D'Arienzo1928–1929Single source

In other catalogues3

TodoTango · creador/105Supported · 2

Wikidata · Q33877722source

MusicBrainz · d03ae617-5036-4cf2-b6cb-b4e508ef42e3source

Born1

Born on July 11, 1908Supported · 2

Died1

Died on October 25, 1981Supported · 2

Birthplace1

Born in Buenos Aires ArgentinaSupported · 2

Notes4

Pianista, compositor, arreglador y directorSupported · 2

Polito, D'Arienzo's pianist after Biagi, has led his own band since the whole D'Arienzo orchestra quit in February 1940; that band never got a recording contract.Single source

In 1953 Polito's band is of 'intermediate complexity', bangs out the beats and sounds like the early 1940s.Single source

When the whole band left D'Arienzo in 1940, Polito tried to copy the D'Arienzo sound, while Biagi in 1938 created his own sound in which the piano doesn't dominate.Single source

Lyricist20

Con alma y nervio — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

La manzanita — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

No te hagas la lechuguita — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

D'Arienzo y palito — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Amor de fortinera — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Mi Japón — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Me vio tu barrio — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Sin dobleces — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Azul siempre azul — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Yo soy un picaflor — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Me diste un beso — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Se casó el abuelo — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Julieta y Romeo — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Tambor moreno — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

El caramelito — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

El tigre de Almagro — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Entre tango y zamba — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Se prendió la colorada — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Buenos Aires de mi amor — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

Malumba — lyrics by Juan PolitoSingle source

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