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La mariposa · Aníbal Troilo · 1949

Aníbal TroiloEdmundo RiverotangoRCA Victor
Music by Pedro Maffia, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 15 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2015.

Who recorded it

Every version15

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Juan D'ArienzoOsvaldo Ramos19381967
  2. Aníbal TroiloEdmundo Rivero1949
  3. Osvaldo Pugliese19661985
  4. Osvaldo Fresedo1945
  5. Alfredo De Angelis1972
  6. Francisco Canaro1927

Pinned at 1949 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Aníbal Troilo recordings indexed 1938–1971 · gold: Sentimental, 1944–1949

La mariposa · Aníbal Troilo · 1949 was sung by Edmundo Rivero.†† La mariposa · Aníbal Troilo · 1949 is a tango.† La mariposa · Aníbal Troilo · 1949 lasts 03:52.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

12 orchestras recorded it

238 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Pedro Maffia
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
1921, Royal Pigall

Source: TangoCloud catalogue · the premiere

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1985 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 15 recordings of this song by 12 orchestras, 1927 to 2015.
1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10
Recordings of La mariposa · Aníbal Troilo · 1949 by year, taller the more they are danced · 15 of 15 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

15 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 25 more we know of

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

The leader is Osvaldo Pugliese, with 75% of the 238 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

31 more dances name this song but not which version, so no share counts them. “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.

  2. Orquesta Forever TangoLa mariposaOrquesta Forever Tangotango
    40 dances · 17%
    2008
  3. Tango BardoLa mariposaTango Bardotango
    11 dances · 5%
    2015
  5. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdLa mariposaFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    2 dances · <1%
    1927
  6. Alfredo De AngelisLa mariposaAlfredo De AngelisinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    2 dances · <1%
    1972
  7. Aníbal TroiloLa mariposaAníbal TroiloEdmundo RiverotangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · <1%
    1949
  8. Osvaldo FresedoLa mariposaOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1945
  9. Eduardo Del PianoLa mariposaEduardo Del PianoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1949
  10. José BassoLa mariposaJosé BassoJuan Carlos GodoytangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1968
  11. Baffa-BerlingieriLa mariposaBaffa-BerlingieriRoberto Rufinotangorca camden
    No match yet
    1969
  13. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1923
  14. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogue1924
  15. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueRoberto Maida1930
  16. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueSep 301930
  17. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 51930
  18. Mario DemarcoNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero1963
  19. Ernesto Baffa, Osvaldo BerlingieriNot in our catalogueRoberto Rufino · Apr 81969
  20. Hugo DíazNot in our catalogue1974

One recording

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

Aníbal Troilo

La mariposaAníbal TroiloEdmundo RiverotangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 1 Performance

Silvio Grand & Lorena Mermelstein2024 · 3:47

Recorded the same day

What else Aníbal Troilo recorded on Jul 22, 1949.

  1. Selección de Julio de CaroAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1949 · danced on film 2024

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Singers1

Sung by Edmundo RiveroJul 22, 1949

In other catalogues21

tango.info · 09991848000004-6-13

tango.info · 07798067330316-1-13

tango.info · 07798067333058-1-12

tango.info · 07798108080286-1-8

tango.info · 07798108081665-2-9

tango.info · 08427328130615-1-17

tango.info · 08427328130738-1-17

tango.info · 08427328133142-1-13

tango.info · 08427328146081-2-6

tango.info · 00229001001629-1-8

tango.info · 00743212231229-1-6

tango.info · 00743214129425-1-11

tango.info · 00743215860327-1-15

tango.info · 00828766334326-1-4

tango.info · 02480002330585-1-2

tango.info · 02480002333791-1-2

tango.info · 02480002333807-1-2

tango.info · 02480002335702-11-6

tango.info · 03561302500423-1-18

tango.info · 04024236204106-1-16

tango.info · 05204833007198-1-4

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:52

Audio feature15

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.914

Audio feature C

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.635

Audio feature -20.9

Audio feature 0.383

Audio feature 0.124

Audio feature 0.645

Audio feature 0.042

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.313

Audio feature 124.6

Audio feature 62.3

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. La mariposaFrancisco Canaro

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