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Song

El huérfano · Carlos Gardel · 1923

Carlos GardelCarlos GardeltangoOdeon
Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1955.

Pinned at 1923 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934

The work

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Music
Anselmo Aieta
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1942 to 1955.

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1940’50
Recordings of El huérfano · Carlos Gardel · 1923 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

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

  1. Enrique RodríguezEarliest we holdEl huérfanoEnrique RodríguezArmando MorenotangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  2. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedEl huérfanoAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1955
  3. Domingo FedericoEl huérfanoDomingo FedericoCarlos VidaltangoRCA Victor
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  4. Alberto CastilloEl huérfanoAlberto Castillosinger unknownvals
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  5. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogue1922
  6. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1922
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1923
  8. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue

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  1. El huérfanoEnrique RodríguezArmando Moreno

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