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Por ella ten piedad · Juan D'Arienzo · 1928

Juan D'ArienzoCarlos DantetangoElectra
Music by Antonio Polito, lyrics by Antonio Polito. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1928.

Pinned at 1928 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Sexteto, 1928–1929

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Antonio Polito
Words
Antonio Polito
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1928 to 1928.
1920
Recordings of Por ella ten piedad · Juan D'Arienzo · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoPor ella ten piedadJuan D'ArienzoCarlos DantetangoElectra1928
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPor ella ten piedadFrancisco CanaroCharlotangoOdeon1928
  3. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván1928

One recording

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Juan D'Arienzo

Por ella ten piedadJuan D'ArienzoCarlos DantetangoElectra

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  1. Por ella ten piedadFrancisco CanaroCharlo

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