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Royal Pigall · Héctor Varela · 1955

Héctor Varelainstrumentaltango
Music by Juan Maglio. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1979.

Pinned at 1955 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Héctor Varela recordings indexed 1950–1975

Royal Pigall · Héctor Varela · 1955 is a tango.† Royal Pigall · Héctor Varela · 1955 lasts 02:43.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

2 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan Maglio
Words
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Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1942 to 1979.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of Royal Pigall · Héctor Varela · 1955 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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

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  2. Enrique RodríguezRoyal PigallEnrique Rodríguezsinger unknowntangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1955
  3. Manuel BuzonEarliest we holdRoyal PigallManuel BuzonAmadeo Mandarinotango
    No match yet
    1942
  5. Florindo SassoneRoyal PigallFlorindo Sassonesinger unknowntangoMicrofon
    No match yet
    1979
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1921
  7. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván · Jul 261928
  8. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Héctor Varela

Royal PigallHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues7

tango.info · 02480002044048-1-11

tango.info · 02480002335726-2-6

tango.info · 05099749350823-1-3

tango.info · 05099749358621-2-7

tango.info · 00037628757429-1-1

tango.info · 05099749394827-2-2

tango.info · 00828768362921-1-7

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:43

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. Royal PigallManuel BuzonAmadeo Mandarino

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