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Song

Almagro · 1930

· tango · 1930
Music by Vicente San Lorenzo, lyrics by Antonio Polito. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1985.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Juan Maglio, 1930

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseAdrián Guida19851985
  2. Alfredo De AngelisOscar Larroca1951
  3. Juan Maglio1930
  4. Antonio Bonavena1930

Recorded in 1930, during the Guardia Nueva (1920–1934).

1930

19201934

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Key facts
Year
1930
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

ANTONIO BONAVENAAntonio BONAVENAALMAGROTango1930

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Vicente San Lorenzo
Words
Antonio Polito
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1951 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, 1930 to 1985.
1930’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Almagro · 1930 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 4 orchestras; the earliest here is Juan Maglio in 1930.

  1. 1930Juan MaglioRecording
  2. 1930Antonio BonavenaRecording
  3. 1951Alfredo De AngelisRecording
  4. 1985Osvaldo PuglieseRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

5 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. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedAlmagro · Alfredo De Angelis · Oscar Larroca · tango · Oct 23, 1951 · Odeon
    1 dance
    1951
  2. Juan MaglioEarliest we holdAlmagro · Juan Maglio · tango · May 20, 1930
    No match yet
    1930
  3. Antonio BonavenaAlmagro · Antonio Bonavena · tango · 1930
    No match yet
    1930
  4. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · May 11930
  5. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueMay 201930
  6. Enrique MoraNot in our cataloguePedro De Luca · Aug 241951

One recording

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

ANTONIO BONAVENAAntonio BONAVENAALMAGROTango1930

Antonio Bonavena

Almagro · Antonio Bonavena · tango · 1930

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet3 of 5 known

The day it was recorded, the record label.

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  1. Almagro · Juan Maglio · 1930

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