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El torito · Armando Pontier · 1957

Music by Ángel Villoldo, lyrics by Ángel Villoldo. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1974.
1939: 1 · danced 30 times1950: 1 · danced 18 times1952: 1 · danced 1 times1954: 1 · danced 29 times1957: 1 · danced 1 times1974: 1 · danced 1 times
1939’50’60’701974
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1939: 1, 30; 1950: 1, 18; 1952: 1, 1; 1954: 1, 29; 1957: 1, 1; 1974: 1, 1

El torito · Armando Pontier · 1957 is a milonga.† El torito · Armando Pontier · 1957 lasts 02:10.†

Credit

Music
Ángel Villoldo
Lyrics
Ángel Villoldo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

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

1930’40’50’60’70

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Apr 29
    29 dances
    1954
  2. Edgardo DonatoEarliest we holdMost dancedInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 14
    30 dances
    1939
  3. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Apr 26
    1 dance
    1974
  4. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Oct 3
    18 dances
    1950
  5. Armando PontierInstrumental · CBS Columbia · Sep 30
    1 dance
    1957
  6. Lorenzo BarberoInstrumental · Jan 24
    1 dance
    1952
  7. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueOct 31950
  8. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue1975
  9. Alberto CastilloNot in our catalogue
  10. Domingo RulioNot in our catalogue
  11. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue
  12. Ángel VilloldoNot in our catalogue
  13. La TubatangoNot in our catalogue
  14. Los muchachos de antesNot in our catalogue

Lyrics

Español

Aquí tienen a El Torito, el criollo más compadrito que ha pisao la población. Donde quiera me hago ver cuando llega la ocasión. Pa' la danza soy ladino, y en cualquier baile argentino donde yo me he presentao, al mozo más bailarín he dejao acobardao. Cuando hago una sentadita de aquéllas que yo sé hacer, es el disloque, señores, pues me tengo mucha fe. Mi cuerpo es como un resorte cuando me pongo a bailar, y en todas partes el premio a la fija sé ganar. Yo tengo una morochita que es muy pierna y comadrita en el arte de bailar, y tadavía no halló quién la pueda aventajar. Todo el mundo nos alaba y somos la yunta brava conocida por aquí, y nadie se presentó que nos pueda competir. En los bailes nacionales nadie nos puede igualar, pues yo y mi prenda formamos La pareja sin rival. Lo mismo bailamos tango que gato con relación, la zamacueca, el cielito, la huella y el pericón.

English · machine translation

Here is El Torito, the most compadrito criollo that has ever walked the town. Wherever I want to be seen when the occasion arises. For the dance I am ladino, and in any Argentine dance where I have presented myself, the best dancer I have left cowed. When I do a little sit-down of those that I know how to do, it's the disloque, gentlemen, because I have a lot of faith. My body is like a spring when I start dancing, and everywhere the prize I know how to win. I have a little brunette who is very leggy and comadrita in the art of dancing, and she still hasn't found who can outdo her. Everyone praises us and we are the brave yunta known around here, and no one has come forward that can compete with us. In the national dances no one can match us, for me and my garment form The unrivaled couple. The same we dance tango as we dance the gato con relación, the zamacueca, the cielito, the huella and the pericón.

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Music from 1957 · danced on film 2023

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In other catalogues1

tango.info · 00828768362624-1-15

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Is a1

Is a milonga

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Duration1

Duration 02:10

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Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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  1. El toritoEdgardo Donato1939

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