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Pedacito de cielo · Miguel Caló · 1942

Miguel CalóAlberto PodestávalsOdeon
Music by Enrique Francini, Héctor Stamponi, lyrics by Homero Expósito. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1972.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1942

  1. Aníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino1942
  2. Miguel CalóAlberto Podestá1942
  3. José BassoCarlos Rossi1967
  4. Horacio SalganEdmundo Rivero1969
  5. Atilio StamponeRoberto Goyeneche1972

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Miguel Caló recordings indexed 1933–1972 · gold: Orchestra of the stars, 1939–1944

Pedacito de cielo · Miguel Caló · 1942 was sung by Alberto Podestá.†† Pedacito de cielo · Miguel Caló · 1942 is a vals.† Pedacito de cielo · Miguel Caló · 1942 lasts 02:22.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

97 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Francini, Héctor Stamponi
Words
Homero Expósito
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Miguel Caló’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, 1942 to 1972.
1940’50’60’70
Recordings of Pedacito de cielo · Miguel Caló · 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 · 15 more we know of

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

The leader is Miguel Caló, 1942, with 85% of the 97 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. Miguel CalóMost dancedPedacito de cieloMiguel CalóAlberto PodestávalsOdeon
    82 dances · 85%
    1942
  2. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdPedacito de cieloAníbal TroiloFrancisco FiorentinovalsRCA Victor
    14 dances · 14%
    1942
  3. Horacio SalganPedacito de cieloHoracio SalganEdmundo RiverovalsPhilips
    1 dance · 1%
    1969
  4. José BassoPedacito de cieloJosé BassoCarlos RossivalsMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1967
  5. Atilio StamponePedacito de cieloAtilio StamponeRoberto Goyenechevals
    No match yet
    1972
  6. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue1942
  7. Roberto GarzaNot in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Oct 81942
  8. Miguel MonteroNot in our catalogue1969
  9. Fulvio SalamancaNot in our catalogue1969
  10. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue1973
  11. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue1991
  12. Adriana VarelaNot in our catalogue
  13. Ignacio CorsiniNot in our catalogue
  14. Malena MuyalaNot in our catalogue
  15. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue
  16. Anibal Arias, Osvaldo José MontesNot in our catalogue
  17. María VolontéNot in our catalogue
  18. Trío CentralNot in our catalogue
  19. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
  20. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero

One recording

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

Miguel Caló

Pedacito de cieloMiguel CalóAlberto PodestávalsOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 75 Performances

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20233:04

Recorded the same day

What else Miguel Caló recorded on Sep 2, 1942.

  1. Tristezas de la calle CorrientesMiguel CalóRaúl BeróntangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 4, 2011: 6, 2012: 6, 2013: 1, 2014: 3, 2015: 8, 2016: 4, 2017: 2, 2018: 2, 2019: 2, 2020: 2, 2022: 5, 2023: 6, 2026: 3

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sRoberto Zuccarino & Jesica Arfenoni2011
  2. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal2023

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  2. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    2 performances
  3. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance

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.

3 of 5 complete sets on film

  1. Gastón Camejo and Lorena Gonzalez Cattaneo

    2022 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Me quedé mirándolaLucio Demare, 1945
    2. 2EmancipaciónOsvaldo Pugliese, 1955
    3. 3Pedacito de cieloMiguel Caló, 1942
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Alejandro Berón and Veronica Vazquez

    Floreal Milonga · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Pedacito de cieloMiguel Caló, 1942
    2. 2RebeldíaMiguel Caló, 1947
    3. 3Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Cristian Correa and Natalia Galain

    Campeonato de Baile de la Ciudad, 2023 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Pedacito de cieloMiguel Caló, 1942
    2. 2Estrellita míaEdgardo Donato, 1940
    3. 3MiedoJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1El puntazoJuan D'Arienzo, 1952 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2DesorientadoMiguel Caló, 1956 · danced together in 3 Performances
  3. 3RecuerdoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1944 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4Campo afueraRodolfo Biagi, 1939 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Alberto PodestáSep 2, 1942

In other catalogues25

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Is a1

Is a vals

Duration1

Duration 02:22

Audio feature15

Audio feature 105.5

Audio feature 0.929

Audio feature C

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.761

Audio feature -25.0

Audio feature 0.379

Audio feature 0.382

Audio feature 0.333

Audio feature 0.166

Audio feature 0.001

Audio feature 0.5

Audio feature 106.8

Audio feature 71.2

Audio feature bar

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Pedacito de cieloAníbal TroiloFrancisco Fiorentino

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