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Patio porteño · Héctor Varela · 1952

Héctor VarelaArmando Laborde, Rodolfo Lesicavals
Music by Julio Nistal, Alfonso Lacueva, lyrics by Alfonso Lacueva. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1952–1952.

Who recorded it

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Earliest we hold: Héctor Varela, 1952

  1. Héctor VarelaArmando Laborde · Rodolfo Lesica1952

Pinned at 1952 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Héctor Varela recordings indexed 1950–1975

Patio porteño · Héctor Varela · 1952 was sung by Armando Laborde and Rodolfo Lesica.† Patio porteño · Héctor Varela · 1952 is a tango.† Patio porteño · Héctor Varela · 1952 lasts 03:00.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

5 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Julio Nistal, Alfonso Lacueva
Words
Alfonso Lacueva
Written
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Héctor Varela’s 1952 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

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The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1952 to 1952.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. Héctor VarelaEarliest we holdMost dancedPatio porteñoHéctor VarelaArmando Laborde, Rodolfo Lesicavals
    5 dances
    1952

One recording

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Héctor Varela

Patio porteñoHéctor VarelaArmando Laborde, Rodolfo Lesicavals

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 5 Performances

Diego Riemer & Natalia Cristóbal RivéKiev International Tango Festival · 2015 · 3:36

Danced to it

Music from 1952 · danced on film 2015–2018

20152018
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2015: 2, 2018: 3

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.

1 of 3 complete sets on film

  1. Juan Martín Carrara and Stefanía Colina

    2018 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1TedioAníbal Troilo, 1945
    2. 2Patio porteñoHéctor Varela, 1952
    3. 3Tu boca mintióJuan D'Arienzo, 1951
    4. 4MaldonadoPedro Laurenz, 1943
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In other catalogues6

tango.info · 02480002044017-1-20

tango.info · 02480002004158-1-20

tango.info · 00724359515823-1-19

tango.info · 02480002031062-1-12

tango.info · 08427328140133-1-15

tango.info · 07798108081795-1-16

Singers2

Sung by Armando Laborde

Sung by Rodolfo Lesica

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:00

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Patio porteñoHéctor VarelaArmando Laborde, Rodolfo Lesica

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