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Y sonó el despertador · Francisco Lomuto · 1944

Francisco LomutoAlberto RiveratangoRCA Victor
Music by Marvil, lyrics by Elizardo Martínez Vilas. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1944–1944.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Alberto Castillo, 1944

  1. Francisco LomutoAlberto Rivera1944
  2. Alberto Castillo1944

Pinned at 1944 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Lomuto recordings indexed 1925–1950 · gold: With Rivera, 1943–1950

Y sonó el despertador · Francisco Lomuto · 1944 was sung by Alberto Rivera.† Y sonó el despertador · Francisco Lomuto · 1944 is a tango.† Y sonó el despertador · Francisco Lomuto · 1944 lasts 02:42.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Marvil
Words
Elizardo Martínez Vilas
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alberto Castillo’s 1944 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, 1944 to 1944.
1940
Recordings of Y sonó el despertador · Francisco Lomuto · 1944 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 · 1 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. Francisco LomutoY sonó el despertadorFrancisco LomutoAlberto RiveratangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1944
  2. Alberto CastilloEarliest we holdMost dancedY sonó el despertadorAlberto Castillosungtango
    1 dance
    1944
  3. Emilio BalcarceNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo · Mar 11944

One recording

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

Francisco Lomuto

Y sonó el despertadorFrancisco LomutoAlberto RiveratangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Lomuto recorded on May 30, 1944.

  1. SerenataFrancisco LomutoCarlos GalarcemilongaRCA Victor

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In other catalogues3

tango.info · 02480002044499-1-7

tango.info · 00828767020129-1-15

tango.info · 04024236203932-1-6

Singers1

Sung by Alberto Rivera

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:42

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Y sonó el despertadorAlberto Castillosung

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