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El pollo Ricardo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1946

Music by Luis Alberto Fernandez, lyrics by Luis Alberto Fernández. 16 recordings in our catalogue, 1938–2009.
1938: 1 · danced 2 times1940: 1 · danced 0 times1946: 1 · danced 0 times1947: 1 · danced 0 times1950: 1 · danced 0 times1951: 1 · danced 23 times1952: 1 · danced 8 times1954: 1 · danced 1 times1962: 1 · danced 0 times1964: 1 · danced 0 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times1971: 1 · danced 0 times1980: 1 · danced 0 times2000: 1 · danced 0 times2009: 1 · danced 0 times
1938’50’60’70’80’90’002009
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1938: 1, 2; 1940: 1, 0; 1946: 1, 0; 1947: 1, 0; 1950: 1, 0; 1951: 1, 23; 1952: 1, 8; 1954: 1, 1; 1962: 1, 0; 1964: 1, 0; 1966: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 1971: 1, 0; 1980: 1, 0; 2000: 1, 0; 2009: 1, 0

  1. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1947 and 1952. 2 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

El pollo Ricardo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1946 is a tango.† El pollo Ricardo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1946 lasts 02:43.† El pollo Ricardo · Carlos Di Sarli · 1946: A later, less-played Di Sarli instrumental; praised for the left-hand piano and closing pizzicato.†

Credit

Music
Luis Alberto Fernandez
Lyrics
Luis Alberto Fernández

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

16 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 11 more we know of

1930’40’50’60’70’80’90’00

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · May 20
    Not danced on film yet
    1947
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Nov 12
    8 dances
    1952
  3. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1940
  4. Carlos Di SarliInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 29
    Not danced on film yet
    1946
  5. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedInstrumental · Music Hall · Jul 16
    23 dances
    1951
  6. Aníbal TroiloTK
    1 dance
    1954
  7. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Odeon · Dec 17
    Not danced on film yet
    1962
  8. Ricardo PedevillaPampa · Nov 3
    Not danced on film yet
    1950
  9. Héctor VarelaInstrumental · Sep 30
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  10. Donato Racciatti
    Not danced on film yet
    1971
  11. Donato Racciatti
    Not danced on film yet
    1980
  12. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Columbia
    Not danced on film yet
    1964
  13. Orquesta El ArranqueSep 1
    Not danced on film yet
    2000
  14. Orquesta Típica Silencio
    Not danced on film yet
    2009
  15. Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)Earliest we holdOdeon · May 9
    2 dances
    1938
  16. Mariano Mores
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  17. Quinteto Don Pancho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueMay 91938
  18. Dante PuricelliNot in our catalogueMay 271952
  19. Quinteto Pirincho, dir. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueDec 171962
  20. Horacio Salgán, Ubaldo Aquiles De LioNot in our catalogue1967
Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues4

tango.info · 00008637212025-1-20

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tango.info · 00828766035421-1-13

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tango.info · 02480002005100-1-14

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tango.info · 02480002718314-2-1

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Is a1

Is a tango

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Duration1

Duration 02:43

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Notes1

A later, less-played Di Sarli instrumental; praised for the left-hand piano and closing pizzicato.

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Audio feature15

Audio feature 123.0

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Vocal1

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Listen

  1. El pollo RicardoQuinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro)1938

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