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Mala suerte · Francisco Canaro · 1939

Francisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
Music by Francisco Lomuto, lyrics by Francisco Gorrindo. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1939–1974.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Francisco Lomuto, 1939

  1. Juan D'ArienzoAlberto Echagüe1974
  2. Francisco CanaroErnesto Famá1939
  3. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar1939
  4. Francisco RotundoJulio Sosa1954

Recorded 1939 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Canaro recordings indexed 1915–1973 · Period in gold: Later years, 1939–1964

Mala suerte · Francisco Canaro · 1939 was sung by Ernesto Famá.†† Mala suerte · Francisco Canaro · 1939 is a tango.† Mala suerte · Francisco Canaro · 1939 lasts 02:35.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

26 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Lomuto
Words
Francisco Gorrindo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1974 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, 1939 to 1974.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Mala suerte · Francisco Canaro · 1939 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 · 6 more we know of

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

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoMost dancedMala suerteJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
    15 dances
    1974
  2. Francisco CanaroMala suerteFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
    8 dances
    1939
  3. Francisco LomutoEarliest we holdMala suerteFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1939
  4. Francisco RotundoMala suerteFrancisco RotundoJulio SosatangoPampa
    No match yet
    1954
  5. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogue1927
  6. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueCharlo1954
  7. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueCharlo · Jan 191955
  8. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Aug 241961
  9. Luis StazoNot in our catalogueJulián Centeya · May 91972
  10. Ariel ArditNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Francisco Canaro

Mala suerteFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 7 Performances

Bruno Tombari & Mariangeles Caamaño2:33

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Canaro recorded on Feb 27, 1939.

  1. Por vos yo me rompo todoFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  2. Dónde andaráFrancisco CanaroErnesto FamátangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1939 · danced on film 2012–2024

20122024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2012: 1, 2024: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMarcelo Lavergata & Lucila Bardach2012
  2. The 2020sGerónimo Dorkas & Corina Herrera2024

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.

The one complete set on film

  1. Lucila Bardach and Marcelo Lavergata

    2012 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Café de Los AngelitosFrancisco Canaro, 1945
    2. 2Corazón encadenadoFrancisco Canaro, 1942
    3. 3En el salónRicardo Tanturi, 1944
    4. 4Mala suerteFrancisco Canaro, 1939
    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. 1En el salónRicardo Tanturi, 1944 · danced together in 2 Performances

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Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Videos danced in

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Ernesto FamáFeb 27, 1939

In other catalogues6

tango.info · 00723722366727-1-17

tango.info · 00724354169229-1-2

tango.info · 02480002028352-1-4

tango.info · 02480002040934-1-15

tango.info · 02480002742913-1-1

tango.info · 03229269953224-1-17

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:35

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Mala suerteFrancisco LomutoJorge Omar

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