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Song

Pelele · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945

Osvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Pedro Maffia. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1923–1969.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1923

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1969
  2. Osvaldo Pugliese1945
  3. Francisco Canaro1923
  4. José Basso1962
  5. Alfredo Gobbi1950
  6. Fulvio Salamanca1961

Pinned at 1945 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Early years, 1943–1945

Pelele · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945 is a tango.† Pelele · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945 lasts 02:28.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

6 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Pedro Maffia
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1923 to 1969.
1920’30’40’50’60
Recordings of Pelele · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1945 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Juan D'ArienzoPeleleJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1969
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedPeleleOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    5 dances
    1945
  3. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPeleleFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1923
  4. José BassoPeleleJosé BassotangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1962
  5. Alfredo GobbiPeleleAlfredo Gobbitango
    1 dance
    1950
  6. Fulvio SalamancaPeleleFulvio Salamancatango
    No match yet
    1961
  7. Ángel DominguezPeleleÁngel Domingueztango
    No match yet
    1954
  8. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogue1930
  9. Alfredo J. GobbiNot in our catalogueApr 181950
  10. Carlos DemariaNot in our catalogueOct 101950
  11. Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogue1953
  12. Roberto ChanelNot in our catalogueNov 111954
  13. Ariel PederneraNot in our catalogueJan 151956
  14. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue1975
  15. Ernesto BaffaNot in our catalogue

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

Osvaldo Pugliese

PeleleOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 5 Performances

Raúli Choque & Julieta QuestaFloreal Milonga · 2:59

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Pugliese recorded on Jun 12, 1945.

  1. El monitoOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1945 · danced on film 2014–2019

20142019
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2019: 1

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Julieta Questa and Raúli Choque

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1PercalMiguel Caló, 1943
    2. 2PeleleOsvaldo Pugliese, 1945
    3. 3La copa del olvidoRicardo Tanturi, 1942
    4. 4Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940
    Watch it on TangoTube

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In other catalogues16

tango.info · 00008637215927-1-12

tango.info · 02480002334125-1-6

tango.info · 00077778132622-1-10

tango.info · 00229001001520-1-12

tango.info · 08427328020503-1-3

tango.info · 08427328130714-1-13

tango.info · 08712273036182-1-14

tango.info · 00724385902321-1-13

tango.info · 05099964048024-9-7

tango.info · 07798108080163-1-15

tango.info · 02480002005223-1-10

tango.info · 08711539021283-2-13

tango.info · 02480002101321-1-100

tango.info · 02480002102571-1-15

tango.info · 02480002102731-1-17

tango.info · 08427328146036-2-10

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:28

Audio feature12

Audio feature 120.2

Audio feature 0.936

Audio feature F#

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.857

Audio feature -23.2

Audio feature 0.397

Audio feature 0.317

Audio feature 0.111

Audio feature 0.004

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.884

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

Listen

  1. PeleleFrancisco Canaro

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