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Mariposita · Orquesta Romantica Milonguera · 2020

Music by Anselmo Aieta, lyrics by Francisco García Jiménez. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1941–2020.
1941: 1 · danced 3 times1947: 1 · danced 2 times1958: 1 · danced 0 times1965: 1 · danced 4 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1979: 1 · danced 0 times2000: 1 · danced 0 times2002: 1 · danced 0 times2020: 1 · danced 1 times
1941’50’60’70’80’90’00’102020
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1941: 1, 3; 1947: 1, 2; 1958: 1, 0; 1965: 1, 4; 1969: 1, 0; 1979: 1, 0; 2000: 1, 0; 2002: 1, 0; 2020: 1, 1

  1. Orquesta El Arranque recorded it in 2000 and 2002.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

Mariposita · Orquesta Romantica Milonguera · 2020 was sung by Ximena Gimenez.†

Credit

Music
Anselmo Aieta
Lyrics
Francisco García Jiménez

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

1940’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoRCA Victor · Sep 18
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  2. Ricardo TanturiInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 28
    2 dances
    1947
  3. Rodolfo BiagiMost dancedHugo Duval · Music Hall
    4 dances
    1965
  4. Osvaldo FresedoEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Jun 19
    3 dances
    1941
  5. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche · May 22
    Not danced on film yet
    1979
  6. Orquesta El ArranqueAriel Ardit · Sep 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2000
  7. Orquesta El ArranqueAriel Ardit · Oct 30
    Not danced on film yet
    2002
  8. Orquesta Romantica MilongueraXimena Gimenez
    1 dance
    2020
  9. Los Astros Del TangoMusic Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1958
  10. Francisco RotundoNot in our catalogueAug 181950
  11. Rodolfo BiagiNot in our catalogueHugo Duval1962
  12. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueJulio Rodolfo1964
  13. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue1985
  14. Alberto MarinoNot in our catalogue
  15. Franco LucianiNot in our catalogue
  16. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogueJulio Rodolfo
  17. Gabriel ClausiNot in our catalogue
  18. José ColángeloNot in our catalogue
  19. Osvaldo ManziNot in our catalogueAlberto Marino
  20. Otros AiresNot in our catalogue

Danced to it

Music from 2020 · danced on film 2022

Chenkuo Che Sierra & Sara Olivera2022 · 2:44

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What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Ximena Gimenez2020

Single source

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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Listen

  1. MaripositaOsvaldo Fresedo1941

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