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Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963

Aníbal TroiloRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
Music by Mariano Mores, lyrics by Rodolfo M. Taboada. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1961–1977.

Who recorded it

Every version6

Earliest we hold: Mariano Mores, 1961

  1. Aníbal TroiloRoberto Rufino1963
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel1962
  3. José BassoRoberto Florio1962
  4. Los Señores del TangoMario Pomar1962
  5. Mariano MoresMiguel Montero · Nito Mores19611977

Pinned at 1963 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Aníbal Troilo recordings indexed 1938–1971 · gold: Late years, 1961–1975

Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963 was sung by Roberto Rufino.† Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963 is a tango.† Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963 lasts 02:52.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

49 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Mariano Mores
Words
Rodolfo M. Taboada
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Aníbal Troilo’s 1963 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 6 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1961 to 1977.
1960’70
Recordings of Por qué la quise tanto · Aníbal Troilo · 1963 by year, taller the more they are danced · 6 of 6 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

The leader is Aníbal Troilo, 1963, with 55% of the 49 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedPor qué la quise tantoAníbal TroiloRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
    27 dances · 55%
    1963
  2. Osvaldo PugliesePor qué la quise tantoOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoPhilips
    22 dances · 45%
    1962
  4. Los Señores del TangoPor qué la quise tantoLos Señores del TangoMario PomartangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1962
  5. José BassoPor qué la quise tantoJosé BassoRoberto FloriotangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1962
  6. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue1961
  7. Jorge DragoneNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma1963
  8. Agustín IrustaNot in our catalogue
  9. Argentino LedesmaNot in our catalogue
  10. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue
  11. Antonio De MayoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

Por qué la quise tantoAníbal TroiloRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 26 Performances

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 2015Moscow Tango Holidays · 2018 · 3:45

Recorded the same day

What else Aníbal Troilo recorded on Jun 5, 1963.

  1. DesencuentroAníbal TroiloRoberto RufinotangoRCA Victor
  2. El metejónAníbal TroiloRoberto GoyenechetangoRCA Victor
  3. TamarAníbal TroiloRoberto GoyenechetangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1963 · danced on film 2015–2026

20152026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 1, 2018: 5, 2019: 2, 2020: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 4, 2025: 2, 2026: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónMoscow Tango Holidays · 2018
  2. The 2020sFernando Carrasco & Maria Inés Bogado2022

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Quasi nadaJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  2. 2Tango a PuglieseColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez), 2003 · danced together in 2 Performances

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Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 00743216249121-1-20

tango.info · 00828766334227-1-8

Singers1

Sung by Roberto Rufino

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:52

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Por qué la quise tantoMariano MoresMiguel Montero

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