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En un beso la vida · Francisco Canaro · 1940

Francisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
Music by Carlos Di Sarli, lyrics by Héctor Marcó. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1940.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Carlos Di Sarli, 1940

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino1940
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1940

Pinned at 1940 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: Later years, 1939–1964

En un beso la vida · Francisco Canaro · 1940 was sung by Ernesto Famá.†† En un beso la vida · Francisco Canaro · 1940 is a tango.† En un beso la vida · Francisco Canaro · 1940 lasts 02:28.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

10 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Di Sarli
Words
Héctor Marcó
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1940 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1940 to 1940.
1940
Recordings of En un beso la vida · Francisco Canaro · 1940 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 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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  1. Carlos Di SarliEarliest we holdEn un beso la vidaCarlos Di SarliRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1940
  2. Francisco CanaroMost dancedEn un beso la vidaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    6 dances
    1940
  3. Alberto GómezNot in our catalogue1941
  4. Roberto RufinoNot in our catalogueAug 201959
  5. Alberto GómezNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

En un beso la vidaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Sercan Yigit & Zeynep AktarIstanbul-Express · 2017 · 2:53

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Sep 30, 1940.

  1. Como dos extrañosFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  2. Deja el mundo como estáFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  3. ChirusaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  4. No me pidas la exclusivaFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  5. Por quererteFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1940 · danced on film 2014–2017

20142017
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2014: 1, 2017: 2

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Singers1

Sung by Ernesto FamáSep 30, 1940

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 02480002040989-1-11

tango.info · 02480002741817-1-1

tango.info · 07798113060051-1-10

tango.info · 00724354169229-1-14

tango.info · 02480002007739-1-15

tango.info · 05099964045320-9-20

tango.info · 00724349962828-1-5

tango.info · 02480002153115-1-15

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:28

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. En un beso la vidaCarlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino

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