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Muñeca brava · Alberto Castillo · 1951

Music by Luis Visca, lyrics by Enrique Cadícamo. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1959.
1928: 1 · danced 0 times1942: 1 · danced 6 times1951: 1 · danced 0 times1958: 1 · danced 1 times1959: 1 · danced 0 times
1928’40’501959
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1928: 1, 0; 1942: 1, 6; 1951: 1, 0; 1958: 1, 1; 1959: 1, 0

Muñeca brava · Alberto Castillo · 1951: Castillo had already recorded this song in 1942 with Tanturi; this version opens with a spoken glosa (recited poetry) before the song.†

Credit

Music
Luis Visca
Lyrics
Enrique Cadícamo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 19 more we know of

1920’30’40’50

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMario Bustos · RCA Victor · Dec 17
    1 dance
    1958
  2. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedAlberto Castillo · RCA Victor · Sep 22
    6 dances
    1942
  3. Alfredo De AngelisLalo Martel · Odeon · Jul 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1959
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdOdeon · Sep 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1928
  5. Alberto CastilloJul 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1951
  6. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueOct 281928
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 281929
  8. Luis Nicolas ViscaNot in our catalogueAlfredo Castells1949
  9. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue1950
  10. Luis Nicolas ViscaNot in our catalogueAlfredo Castells1950
  11. Ángel F. CondercuriNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo · Jul 231951
  12. Los siete del tangoNot in our catalogueRoberto Echagüe · Jun 211967
  13. Osvaldo RequenaNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1976
  14. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue1991
  15. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue
  16. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  17. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  18. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogue
  19. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo
  20. Donato RacciattiNot in our catalogueCarlos Roldán

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Notes1

Castillo had already recorded this song in 1942 with Tanturi; this version opens with a spoken glosa (recited poetry) before the song.

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Muñeca bravaFrancisco Canaro1928

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