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Pena de amor · Ángel Vargas · 1954

Ángel VargassungtangoRCA Victor
Music by Jorge Argentino Fernández, lyrics by José María Contursi. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1943–1954.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Lucio Demare, 1943

  1. Lucio DemareRaúl Berón1943
  2. Ángel Vargas1954

Pinned at 1954 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Ángel Vargas recordings indexed 1951–1959

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

13 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Jorge Argentino Fernández
Words
José María Contursi
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Lucio Demare’s 1943 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1943 to 1954.
1940’50
Recordings of Pena de amor · Ángel Vargas · 1954 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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

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  1. Lucio DemareEarliest we holdMost dancedPena de amorLucio DemareRaúl BeróntangoOdeon
    12 dances
    1943
  2. Ángel VargasPena de amorÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1954
  3. Andrés FalgásNot in our catalogueMay 51936
  4. Jorge FernándezNot in our catalogueAlberto Aguirre · Jan 301953
  5. Armando LacavaNot in our catalogueÁngel Vargas · Jan 281954

One recording

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

Ángel Vargas

Pena de amorÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Ángel Vargas recorded on Jan 28, 1954.

  1. El adiósÁngel VargassungtangoRCA Victor

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  1. Pena de amorLucio DemareRaúl Berón

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