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Esquinas porteñas · Ángel D'Agostino · 1942

Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel VargasvalsRCA Victor
Music by Sebastián Piana, lyrics by Homero Manzi. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1934–1983.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1934

  1. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas · Ruben Cané19421953
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1934
  3. Francisco LomutoFernando Díaz1934
  4. Sexteto TangoRoberto Goyeneche1983

Recorded on May 22, 1942, during the Golden Age (1935–1954).

1942

19351954

Ángel D'Agostino: With Vargas period, 1940–1946

Esquinas porteñas · Ángel D'Agostino · 1942 was sung by Ángel Vargas.† Esquinas porteñas · Ángel D'Agostino · 1942 is a vals.† Esquinas porteñas · Ángel D'Agostino · 1942 lasts 02:51.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

44 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Sebastián Piana
Words
Homero Manzi
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Ángel D'Agostino’s 1953 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 5 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1934 to 1983.
1930’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Esquinas porteñas · Ángel D'Agostino · 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 · 9 more we know of

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

The leader is Ángel D'Agostino, with 61% of the 44 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.

  2. Sexteto TangoEsquinas porteñasSexteto TangoRoberto Goyenechevals
    16 dances · 36%
    1983
  3. Francisco CanaroEsquinas porteñasFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamávalsOdeon
    1 dance · 2%
    1934
  4. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdEsquinas porteñasFrancisco LomutoFernando DíazvalsRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1934
  5. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogue1932
  6. Mercedes SimoneNot in our catalogueApr 251934
  7. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueMercedes Simone · Apr 251934
  8. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Apr 271934
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Mauré1954
  10. Emilio BrameriNot in our catalogueMercedes Simone1966
  11. Héctor MauréNot in our catalogue
  12. -unspecified male-Not in our catalogue
  13. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueHéctor Mauré

One recording

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

Ángel D'Agostino

Esquinas porteñasÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargasvalsRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 12 Performances

Suyay Quiroga & Jonny CarvajalWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20232025 · 3:30

Recorded the same day

What else Ángel D'Agostino recorded on May 22, 1942.

  1. Dice un refránÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2005–2025

20052025
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2015: 2, 2017: 1, 2025: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sJulio Balmaceda & Milena Plebs2005
  2. The 2010sBrenno Marques & Eva IciksonIstanbul Tango Ritual · 2015
  3. The 2020sSuyay Quiroga & Jonny Carvajal2025

Read more

Cite this

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Danced at

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues24

tango.info · 02480002332008-1-4

tango.info · 00743211610728-1-4

tango.info · 00743214129128-1-12

tango.info · 00743214972328-1-9

tango.info · 00743216559824-1-4

tango.info · 00743217050320-3-10

tango.info · 00886975845125-1-12

tango.info · 00886979033429-6-12

tango.info · 02480002003526-1-2

tango.info · 02480002102595-1-2

tango.info · 00718750143525-1-12

tango.info · 02480002332503-2-4

tango.info · 02480002332527-1-7

tango.info · 02480002333661-1-7

tango.info · 02480002720287-2-1

tango.info · 07798108080187-2-3

tango.info · 07798108080897-1-13

tango.info · 08427328134095-1-1

tango.info · 08427328134125-1-13

tango.info · 08427328149037-4-9

tango.info · 09991848000004-8-6

tango.info · 07796095000805-1-5

tango.info · 07798108080040-2-10

tango.info · 07798108080064-2-16

Singers1

Sung by Ángel Vargas

Is a1

Is a vals

Duration1

Duration 02:51

Audio feature15

Audio feature 103.4

Audio feature 0.92

Audio feature D

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.781

Audio feature -25.9

Audio feature 0.372

Audio feature 0.219

Audio feature 0.532

Audio feature 0.008

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.46

Audio feature 104.7

Audio feature 69.8

Audio feature bar

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Esquinas porteñasFrancisco LomutoFernando Díaz

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