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Song

Trago amargo · Juan Polito · 1952

Juan PolitoRaúl Figueroatango
Music by Rafael Iriarte, lyrics by Julio Navarrine. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1972.

Who recorded it

Every version8

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1926

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe19391955
  2. Francisco Canaro19261927
  3. Típica Victor1927
  4. Florindo SassoneRodolfo Galé1951
  5. Juan PolitoRaúl Figueroa1952
  6. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1972

Pinned at 1952 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan Polito recordings indexed 1952–1953

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

135 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Rafael Iriarte
Words
Julio Navarrine
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1939 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1926 to 1972.
1920’30’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Trago amargo · Juan Polito · 1952 by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 8 more we know of

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, with 99% of the 135 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.

  3. Típica VictorTrago amargoTípica VictorinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1927
  4. Florindo SassoneTrago amargoFlorindo SassoneRodolfo GalétangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1951
  5. Juan PolitoTrago amargoJuan PolitoRaúl Figueroatango
    No match yet
    1952
  6. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoTrago amargoLos Solistas De D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1972
  7. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue1925
  8. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1926
  9. José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jan 81926
  10. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueRosita Quiroga · Feb 211927
  11. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogue1937
  12. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  13. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel
  14. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Juan Polito

Trago amargoJuan PolitoRaúl Figueroatango

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Juan Polito recorded on May 27, 1952.

  1. Quejas de bandoneónJuan Politotango

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Cite this

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Trago amargoFrancisco Canaro

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