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El pañuelito · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1959

Osvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
Music by Juan de Dios Filiberto, lyrics by Gabino Coria Peñaloza. 9 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1996.

Who recorded it

Every version9

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1928

  1. Juan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez · Héctor Millán1963
  2. Osvaldo PuglieseJorge Maciel1959
  3. Francisco Canaro1928
  4. Armando PontierOscar Ferrari1958
  5. Alberto MancioneJorge Ledesma · Ángel Varela1952
  6. Florindo Sassone1968

Pinned at 1959 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Maciel shines, 1954–1967

El pañuelito · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1959 was sung by Jorge Maciel.†† El pañuelito · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1959 is a tango.† El pañuelito · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1959 lasts 02:43.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

9 orchestras recorded it

139 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan de Dios Filiberto
Words
Gabino Coria Peñaloza
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1959 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 9 recordings of this song by 9 orchestras, 1928 to 1996.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90
Recordings of El pañuelito · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1959 by year, taller the more they are danced · 9 of 9 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

9 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 18 more we know of

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

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, 1959, with 91% of the 139 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. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedEl pañuelitoOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
    127 dances · 91%
    1959
  2. Juan de Dios FilibertoEl pañuelitoJuan de Dios FilibertoPatrocinia Diaztango
    6 dances · 4%
    1959
  3. Juan D'ArienzoEl pañuelitoJuan D'ArienzoJorge Valdez, Héctor MillántangoRCA Victor
    6 dances · 4%
    1963
  4. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdEl pañuelitoFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1928
  5. Alberto MancioneEl pañuelitoAlberto MancioneJorge Ledesma, Ángel Varelatango
    No match yet
    1952
  6. Armando PontierEl pañuelitoArmando PontierOscar FerraritangoCBS Columbia
    No match yet
    1958
  7. Florindo SassoneEl pañuelitoFlorindo SassoneinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1968
  8. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoEl pañuelitoLos Solistas De D'ArienzoWalter GutiérreztangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1987
  9. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)El pañuelitoColor Tango (Roberto Alvarez)tango
    No match yet
    1996
  10. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1920
  11. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1921
  12. Juan Bautista GuidoNot in our catalogueOct 161928
  13. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque, -choir- · Oct 101929
  14. Juan de Dios FilibertoNot in our cataloguePatrocinio Díaz, -choir-1934
  15. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogueJun 11934
  16. Juan CambareriNot in our catalogue1952
  17. Orquesta Típica TokioNot in our catalogueRanko Fujisawa1952
  18. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueDalva de Oliveira · May 301956
  19. Roberto RufinoNot in our catalogueApr 151959
  20. Osvaldo PuglieseNot in our catalogueJorge Maciel1965

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

El pañuelitoOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 132 Performances

Javier Rodríguez & Noelia Barsi & Sebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2005Łódź Tango Salon Festival · 2013 · 3:03

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Pugliese recorded on Jul 23, 1959.

  1. Gallo ciegoOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  2. QuejumbrosoOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
  3. MamitaOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
  4. Y no podrás quererOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon
  5. Si nace chancletaOsvaldo PuglieseJorge MacieltangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1959 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 6, 2013: 7, 2014: 12, 2015: 12, 2016: 13, 2017: 9, 2018: 12, 2019: 8, 2022: 3, 2023: 6, 2024: 4, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sJavier Rodríguez & Noelia Barsi & Sebastián Achaval & Roxana SuárezŁódź Tango Salon Festival · 2013
  2. The 2020sOnur Gümrükçü & Dilara Ogretmen2022

Where it is danced

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

  1. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    2 performances
  2. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    1 performance
  3. Plaza DorregoSan Telmo
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 20 complete sets on film

  1. Georgia Priskou and Loukas Balokas

    Tango Cazino, 2014 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Pensalo bienJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    2. 2El pañuelitoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959
    3. 3El látigoJuan D'Arienzo, 1970
    4. 4DerrotadoCarlos Di Sarli, 1956
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Adrian Ferreyra and Dulce Lauria

    2023 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1El Tigre MillánJuan D'Arienzo, 1940
    2. 2Sin rumbo fijoTípica Victor, 1938
    3. 3Silueta porteñaFrancisco Canaro, 1936
    4. 4El pañuelitoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Kemal Özkan and Züleyha Özkan

    2019 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1DerrotadoCarlos Di Sarli, 1956
    2. 2Pocas palabrasRicardo Tanturi, 1941
    3. 3Romance entre dolor y mi almaOrquesta Forever Tango, 2013
    4. 4El pañuelitoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959
    Watch it on TangoTube

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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. 1La milonga de Buenos AiresQuinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro), 1947 · danced together in 5 Performances
  2. 2La cicatrizJuan D'Arienzo, 1939 · danced together in 4 Performances
  3. 3Nochero soyOsvaldo Pugliese, 1956 · danced together in 4 Performances
  4. 4Pensalo bienJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 3 Performances
  5. 5SaludosMiguel Caló, 1944 · danced together in 3 Performances
  6. 6Desde el almaJuan D'Arienzo, 1935 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. 7Un tango para mi viejaJuan D'Arienzo, 1950 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. 8Una fijaCarlos Di Sarli, 1954 · danced together in 2 Performances
  9. 9DerrotadoCarlos Di Sarli, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
  10. 10Te aconsejo que me olvidesAníbal Troilo, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Jorge MacielJul 23, 1959

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 02480002334248-1-2

tango.info · 04024236201174-1-4

tango.info · 04024236200214-1-8

tango.info · 00724385902123-1-6

tango.info · 08954782161058-1-11

tango.info · 00077774884624-1-10

tango.info · 00077779662425-1-5

tango.info · 00724383231027-1-5

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:43

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. El pañuelitoFrancisco Canaro

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