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Gato · Edgardo Donato · 1937

Edgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor
Music by Edgardo Donato, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1937–1937.

Who recorded it

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Earliest we hold: Edgardo Donato, 1937

  1. Edgardo DonatoHoracio Lagos1937

Recorded on Feb 12, 1937, during the Golden Age (1935–1954).

1937

19351954

Edgardo Donato · no periods written yet

Gato · Edgardo Donato · 1937 was sung by Horacio Lagos.† Gato · Edgardo Donato · 1937 is a tango.† Gato · Edgardo Donato · 1937 lasts 02:42.† Gato · Edgardo Donato · 1937: A feel-good Donato number from the film Así es el tango, mocking a poser (a 'gato'); the falsetto 'meowing' is violinist Piovani.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

17 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Edgardo Donato
Words
Homero Manzi
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Edgardo Donato’s 1937 recording in TangoCloud

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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1937 to 1937.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdMost dancedGatoEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor
    17 dances
    1937

One recording

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Edgardo Donato

GatoEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Oscar Casas & Ana MiguelFloreal Milonga · 3:09

Recorded the same day

What else Edgardo Donato recorded on Feb 12, 1937.

  1. Así es el tangoEdgardo DonatoHoracio LagostangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1937 · danced on film 2011

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Recordings1

Recorded by Edgardo DonatoFeb 12, 1937

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 00743212873825-1-15

tango.info · 02480002101123-2-49

tango.info · 02480002102861-1-20

tango.info · 02480002002437-1-12

tango.info · 04024236203574-1-1

tango.info · 02480002027409-1-2

tango.info · 02480002152293-1-3

tango.info · 02480002041511-1-13

Singers1

Sung by Horacio Lagos

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:42

Notes1

A feel-good Donato number from the film Así es el tango, mocking a poser (a 'gato'); the falsetto 'meowing' is violinist Piovani.

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. GatoEdgardo DonatoHoracio Lagos

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