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Cara sucia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952

Carlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoMusic Hall
Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1917–1957.

Who recorded it

Every version7

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1917

  1. Carlos Di Sarli19521957
  2. Francisco CanaroAgustin Irusta · Roberto Maida …1917193219371955
  3. Juan CanaroErnesto Famá1931

Pinned at 1952 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Carlos Di Sarli recordings indexed 1928–1960 · gold: The return, 1951–1954

Cara sucia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952 is a tango.† Cara sucia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952 lasts 02:21.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

70 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Juan Andrés Caruso
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

These are the song’s words. This take is instrumental.

Español

Cara sucia, cara sucia, cara sucia Te has venido con la cara sin lavar, Esa cara tan bonita y picarona Que refleja una pasión angelical. Si tu cara fuera espejo de tu alma Siempre sucia la debías de llevar Y mis labios tuvieran que ser la fuente Donde tu cara se tendría que lavar. Anda a lavarte la cara En la fuente del amor, Y que el brillo de tus ojos Igualen siempre a tus labios rojos... Andá a lavarte la cara Que deslumbra como el sol, Y hasta el mismo San Antonio pecaría Cara sucia, cara sucia, Confesándote su amor. Por tu audacia y tu figura de pillete Por tu modo coquetón de caminar, Por tu traza de traviesa pizpireta Por tu modo malicioso de mirar. Por tu rubia ensortijada cabellera Por tu modo encantador de conversar, Es motivo para que todos los mozos Cara sucia, te critiquen al pasar.

English · machine translation

Dirty face, dirty face, dirty face, dirty face You've come with your face unwashed, That pretty, naughty face That reflects an angelic passion. If your face were a mirror of your soul You should always wear it dirty And my lips would have to be the fountain Where your face would have to wash. Go wash your face In the fountain of love, And may the brightness of your eyes May they always match your red lips... Go wash your face That dazzles like the sun, And even Saint Anthony himself would sin Dirty face, dirty face, Confessing his love for you. For your audacity and your pileated figure For your flirtatious way of walking, For your mischievous, mischievous, mischievous way of walking. For your mischievous way of looking. For your blond curly hair For your charming way of conversing, It's a reason for all the waiters Dirty face, criticize you in passing.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 7 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1917 to 1957.
1910’20’30’40’50
Recordings of Cara sucia · Carlos Di Sarli · 1952 by year, taller the more they are danced · 7 of 7 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

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

The leader is Carlos Di Sarli, with 99% of the 70 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. Juan CanaroCara suciaJuan CanaroErnesto Famátango
    No match yet
    1931
  2. Vicente LoducaNot in our catalogue1925
  3. Carlos Di SarliNot in our catalogue1942
  4. Los señores del tangoNot in our catalogue1956
  5. Los señores del tangoNot in our catalogue1957
  6. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue
  7. Vicente LoducaNot in our catalogue
  8. Los señores del tangoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Carlos Di Sarli

Cara suciaCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoMusic Hall

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Carlos Di Sarli recorded on Sep 15, 1952.

  1. Barba de chocloCarlos Di SarliinstrumentaltangoMusic Hall
  2. A la luz del candilCarlos Di SarliMario PomartangoMusic Hall
  3. Así era mi noviaCarlos Di SarliMario PomartangoMusic Hall

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Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 02480002005179-1-16

tango.info · 02480002334651-2-2

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:21

Audio feature13

Audio feature 117.5

Audio feature 0.963

Audio feature A

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.763

Audio feature -20.1

Audio feature 0.393

Audio feature 0.369

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 1.0

Audio feature 117.0

Audio feature 58.5

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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