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Si se salva el pibe · Francisco Canaro · 1933

Francisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
Music by Francisco Pracánico, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1933–1968.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1933

  1. Ricardo TanturiEnrique Campos1944
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1933
  3. Armando PontierJorge Durán1968
  4. Francisco Fiorentino1945

Pinned at 1933 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · gold: With Maida, 1933–1938

Si se salva el pibe · Francisco Canaro · 1933 was sung by Ernesto Famá.†† Si se salva el pibe · Francisco Canaro · 1933 is a tango.† Si se salva el pibe · Francisco Canaro · 1933 lasts 02:45.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Pracánico
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1933 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1933 to 1968.
1930’40’50’60
Recordings of Si se salva el pibe · Francisco Canaro · 1933 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 5 more we know of

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

  1. Ricardo TanturiSi se salva el pibeRicardo TanturiEnrique CampostangoRCA Victor1944
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdSi se salva el pibeFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon1933
  3. Armando PontierSi se salva el pibeArmando PontierJorge Durántango1968
  4. Francisco FiorentinoSi se salva el pibeFrancisco Fiorentinosungtango1945
  5. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 171933
  6. Astor PiazzollaNot in our catalogueFrancisco Fiorentino · May 191945
  7. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue1962
  8. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero
  9. Víctor BuchinoNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero

One recording

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Francisco Canaro

Si se salva el pibeFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Ernesto FamáSep 1, 1933

In other catalogues3

tango.info · 02480002040743-1-1

tango.info · 02480002115922-1-10

tango.info · 02480002152279-1-10

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:45

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Si se salva el pibeFrancisco CanaroErnesto Famá

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