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Mariposita · 2017

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Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 10 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–2020.

Who recorded it

Every version10

Earliest we hold: Osvaldo Fresedo, 1941

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1969
  2. Ricardo Tanturi1947
  3. Rodolfo BiagiHugo Duval1965
  4. Osvaldo Fresedo1941
  5. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche1979
  6. Orquesta El ArranqueAriel Ardit20002002

Recorded in 2017, during the Electronic and festival era (2000–).

2017

2000today

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

9 orchestras recorded it

10 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Words
Francisco García Jiménez
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Rodolfo Biagi’s 1965 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 10 recordings of this song by 9 orchestras, 1941 to 2020.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20
Recordings of Mariposita · 2017 by year, taller the more they are danced · 10 of 10 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 9 orchestras; the earliest here is Osvaldo Fresedo in 1941.

  1. 1941Osvaldo FresedoRecording
  2. 1947Ricardo TanturiRecording
  3. 1958Los Astros del TangoRecording
  4. 1965Rodolfo BiagiRecording
  5. 1969Juan D'ArienzoRecording
  6. 1979Armando PontierRecording
  7. 2000Orquesta El ArranqueRecording
  8. 2017Orquesta Típica TanturiRecording
  9. 2020Orquesta Romantica MilongueraRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

10 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 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. Juan D'ArienzoMaripositaJuan D'ArienzotangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1969
  2. Ricardo TanturiMaripositaRicardo TanturiinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1947
  3. Rodolfo BiagiMost dancedMaripositaRodolfo BiagiHugo DuvaltangoMusic Hall
    4 dances
    1965
  4. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdMaripositaOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoRCA VictorMeasured automatically · 131 BPM · E major
    3 dances
    1941
  5. Armando PontierMaripositaArmando PontierRoberto Goyenechetango
    No match yet
    1979
  7. Orquesta Romantica MilongueraMaripositaOrquesta Romantica MilongueraXimena Gimeneztango
    1 dance
    2020
  8. Los Astros del TangoMaripositaLos Astros del TangotangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1958
  9. Orquesta Típica TanturiMaripositaOrquesta Típica Tanturitango
    No match yet
    2017
  10. Francisco RotundoNot in our catalogueAug 181950
  11. Rodolfo BiagiNot in our catalogueHugo Duval1962
  12. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueJulio Rodolfo1964
  13. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue1985
  14. Alberto MarinoNot in our catalogue
  15. Franco LucianiNot in our catalogue
  16. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueJulio Rodolfo
  17. Gabriel ClausiNot in our catalogue
  18. José ColángeloNot in our catalogue
  19. Osvaldo ManziNot in our catalogueAlberto Marino
  20. Otros AiresNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Orquesta Típica Tanturi

MaripositaOrquesta Típica Tanturitango

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  1. MaripositaOsvaldo Fresedo

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