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Sólo se quiere una vez · Carlos Gardel · 1930

Carlos GardelCarlos Gardeltango
Music by Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores, lyrics by Claudio Frollo. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1946–1969.

Pinned at 1930 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934

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3 orchestras recorded it

5 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Vicente Geroni Flores
Words
Claudio Frollo
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

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The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1946 to 1969.
1940’50’60
Recordings of Sólo se quiere una vez · Carlos Gardel · 1930 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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  1. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedSólo se quiere una vezAníbal TroiloFloreal RuiztangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1946
  2. Astor PiazzollaEarliest we holdSólo se quiere una vezAstor PiazzollaAldo Campoamortango
    1 dance
    1946
  3. Baffa-BerlingieriSólo se quiere una vezBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Rufinotangorca camden
    No match yet
    1969
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Mar 101930
  5. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Rufino · Apr 81969
  6. Luis CardeiNot in our catalogue

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  1. Sólo se quiere una vezAstor PiazzollaAldo Campoamor

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