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Olvídame · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939

Juan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
Music by Miguel Bucino, lyrics by Miguel Bucino. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–1939.

Pinned at 1939 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Faster with Polito, 1938–1939

Olvídame · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939 was sung by Alberto Echague.† Olvídame · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939 is a tango.† Olvídame · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939 lasts 02:23.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

74 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Miguel Bucino
Words
Miguel Bucino
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1938 to 1939.
1930
Recordings of Olvídame · Juan D'Arienzo · 1939 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

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

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1939, with 97% of the 74 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. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedOlvídameJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    72 dances · 97%
    1939
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdOlvídameFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    2 dances · 3%
    1938
  3. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaOlvídameRafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaLuis Marianotango
    No match yet
    1939
  4. Rafael CanaroNot in our catalogueLuis Mariano1937

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

OlvídameJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 67 Performances

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20232025 · 2:30

Danced to it

Music from 1939 · danced on film 2012–2026

20122026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2013: 3, 2014: 2, 2016: 9, 2017: 8, 2018: 3, 2019: 2, 2021: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 5, 2024: 8, 2025: 4, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFacundo de la Cruz & Paola Sanz2012
  2. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal2025

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

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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. 1Milonga del recuerdoJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 4 Performances
  2. 2Mato y voyOsvaldo Pugliese, 1978 · danced together in 3 Performances
  3. 3Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. 5Mi castigoAníbal Troilo, 1942 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. 6FuimosOsvaldo Pugliese, 1946 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7La vida es una milongaPedro Laurenz, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8MaldonadoPedro Laurenz, 1943 · danced together in 2 Performances
  9. 9Sin rumbo fijoTípica Victor, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  10. 10Quedémonos aquíJosé Basso, 1957 · danced together in 2 Performances

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 02480002335146-1-2

tango.info · 00743212215229-1-6

tango.info · 02480002101321-1-81

tango.info · 00743216335923-1-8

tango.info · 02480002331001-1-6

tango.info · 02480002003052-1-20

tango.info · 02480002337133-1-2

tango.info · 02480002027720-1-13

Singers1

Sung by Alberto Echague (the catalogue credits Alberto Echagüe)

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:23

Audio feature14

Audio feature 132.5

Audio feature 0.968

Audio feature E

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.74

Audio feature -24.4

Audio feature 0.301

Audio feature 0.569

Audio feature 0.252

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.748

Audio feature 133.0

Audio feature 66.5

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. OlvídameFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida

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