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Cómo se pianta la vida · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942

Ricardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
Music by Carlos Viván, lyrics by Carlos Viván. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1940–1981.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Enrique Rodríguez, 1940

  1. Aníbal TroiloRoberto Goyeneche1963
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseAbel Córdoba1981
  3. Ricardo TanturiAlberto Castillo1942
  4. Edgardo DonatoCarlos Almada1950
  5. Enrique RodríguezArmando Moreno1940

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Ricardo Tanturi recordings indexed 1937–1965 · gold: With Castillo, 1939–1943

Cómo se pianta la vida · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 was sung by Alberto Castillo.† Cómo se pianta la vida · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 is a tango.† Cómo se pianta la vida · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 lasts 02:57.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Viván
Words
Carlos Viván
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Ricardo Tanturi’s 1942 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1940 to 1981.
1940’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Cómo se pianta la vida · Ricardo Tanturi · 1942 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 10 more we know of

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

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloCómo se pianta la vidaAníbal TroiloRoberto GoyenechetangoRCA Victor
    2 dances
    1963
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseCómo se pianta la vidaOsvaldo PuglieseAbel CórdobatangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1981
  3. Ricardo TanturiMost dancedCómo se pianta la vidaRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor
    6 dances
    1942
  4. Edgardo DonatoCómo se pianta la vidaEdgardo DonatoCarlos AlmadatangoPampa
    1 dance
    1950
  5. Enrique RodríguezEarliest we holdCómo se pianta la vidaEnrique RodríguezArmando MorenotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1940
  6. Azucena MaizaniNot in our catalogue1930
  7. Roberto MaidaNot in our catalogue1930
  8. Anselmo A. AietaNot in our catalogue1930
  9. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván1930
  10. Alberto CastellanoNot in our catalogueTania1930
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueAlberto Vila1930
  12. Luis PetrucelliNot in our catalogueRoberto Díaz · Mar 271930
  13. A. J. PesentiNot in our catalogue1932
  14. Miguel MonteroNot in our catalogue
  15. José LibertellaNot in our catalogueMiguel Montero

One recording

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

Ricardo Tanturi

Cómo se pianta la vidaRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillotangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 8 Performances

Gabriel Angio & Natalia Games3:10

Recorded the same day

What else Ricardo Tanturi recorded on Sep 15, 1942.

  1. MarisabelRicardo TanturiAlberto CastillovalsRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2020–2025

20202025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2020: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

The one complete set on film

  1. Adrian Costa and Amanda Costa

    In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1La yumbaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1952
    2. 2Racing ClubAlfredo Gobbi, 1949
    3. 3Cómo se pianta la vidaRicardo Tanturi, 1942
    Watch it on TangoTube

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In other catalogues18

tango.info · 00743214129524-1-5

tango.info · 02480002332800-1-3

tango.info · 02480002333753-1-3

tango.info · 03149024231728-1-19

tango.info · 07798067339517-1-12

tango.info · 07798108080255-1-2

tango.info · 07798108080941-1-8

tango.info · 08427328130486-1-12

tango.info · 00743217137120-1-10

tango.info · 00743217773823-1-5

tango.info · 00828768484227-1-5

tango.info · 02480002003724-1-13

tango.info · 02480002028123-1-8

tango.info · 02480002032144-1-8

tango.info · 02480002041924-1-13

tango.info · 02480002102366-1-10

tango.info · 02480002121626-1-18

tango.info · 02480002330257-1-3

Singers1

Sung by Alberto Castillo

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:57

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Cómo se pianta la vidaEnrique RodríguezArmando Moreno

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