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Una carta · Juan Polito · 1953

Music by Miguel Bucino, lyrics by Miguel Bucino. 7 recordings in our catalogue, 1931–1960.
1931: 1 · danced 0 times1941: 1 · danced 51 times1942: 1 · danced 0 times1948: 1 · danced 2 times1952: 1 · danced 0 times1953: 1 · danced 0 times1960: 1 · danced 4 times
1931’40’501960
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1931: 1, 0; 1941: 1, 51; 1942: 1, 0; 1948: 1, 2; 1952: 1, 0; 1953: 1, 0; 1960: 1, 4

Una carta · Juan Polito · 1953: Played for historical interest: Polito, D'Arienzo's pianist after Biagi, with a simple banging-the-beat band that sounds like the early 1940s.†

Credit

Music
Miguel Bucino
Lyrics
Miguel Bucino

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

7 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 4 more we know of

1930’40’50’60

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoHoracio Palma · RCA Victor · Sep 7
    4 dances
    1960
  2. Aníbal TroiloMost dancedFrancisco Fiorentino · RCA Victor · Jul 11
    51 dances
    1941
  3. Alfredo De AngelisJulio Martel · Odeon · Dec 17
    2 dances
    1948
  4. Francisco CanaroCarlos Roldán · Odeon · Jan 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1942
  5. Típica VictorEarliest we holdAlberto Gómez · RCA Victor · Jul 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1931
  6. Horacio SalganÁngel Díaz · RCA Victor · Jun 25
    Not danced on film yet
    1952
  7. Juan PolitoRaúl Figueroa · Apr 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1953
  8. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue1950
  9. Carlos FigariNot in our catalogueEnrique Dumas1955
  10. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  11. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueRoberto Díaz

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Notes1

Played for historical interest: Polito, D'Arienzo's pianist after Biagi, with a simple banging-the-beat band that sounds like the early 1940s.

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Vocal1

Vocal sung

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Listen

  1. Una cartaTípica Victor · Alberto Gómez1931

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