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Viejo smoking · Juan D'Arienzo · 1952

Juan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
Music by Guillermo Barbieri, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1952.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Juan Maglio, 1930

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde1952
  2. Juan Maglio1930
  3. Francisco RotundoCarlos Roldán1949
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosa1952

Pinned at 1952 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: Salamanca in the 50s, 1950–1957

Viejo smoking · Juan D'Arienzo · 1952 was sung by Armando Laborde.†† Viejo smoking · Juan D'Arienzo · 1952 is a tango.† Viejo smoking · Juan D'Arienzo · 1952 lasts 02:47.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

26 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Guillermo Barbieri
Words
Celedonio Flores
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1952 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, 1930 to 1952.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Viejo smoking · Juan D'Arienzo · 1952 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 · 12 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 dancedViejo smokingJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
    26 dances
    1952
  2. Juan MaglioEarliest we holdViejo smokingJuan Magliotango
    No match yet
    1930
  3. Francisco RotundoViejo smokingFrancisco RotundoCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1949
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierViejo smokingOrquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosatango
    No match yet
    1952
  5. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue1930
  6. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Apr 241930
  7. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueMay 201930
  8. Francisco RotundoNot in our catalogueCarlos Roldán · Mar 231950
  9. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our catalogueJulio Sosa · Dec 121952
  10. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue
  11. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  12. Roberto GoyenecheNot in our catalogue
  13. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue
  14. Pablo AslanNot in our catalogue
  15. Orquesta Típica PorteñaNot in our catalogueRoberto Goyeneche
  16. TangodrimsNot in our catalogue-unspecified male-

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Viejo smokingJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 27 Performances

Fabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 20062019 · 3:05

Recorded the same day

What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Nov 12, 1952.

  1. El pollo RicardoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  2. El Tigre MillánJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
  3. Siempre tú en mi corazónJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordevalsRCA Victor
  4. El comandanteJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordemilongaRCA Victor
  5. El románticoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  6. FloridaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  7. Un alma buenaJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1952 · danced on film 2013–2026

20132026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2013: 1, 2014: 2, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, 2026: 2

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez2019
  2. The 2020sFabián Peralta & Josefina Bermúdez & Martín Ojeda & Noelia Barsi2020

Where it is danced

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

  1. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    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 5 complete sets on film

  1. Ezequiel Herrera and María Antonieta

    In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1SábadoCarlos Di Sarli, 1930
    2. 2En tu corazonJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    3. 3El látigoJuan D'Arienzo, 1970
    4. 4Viejo smokingJuan D'Arienzo, 1952
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Christian Marquez and Virginia Gomez

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

    1. 1Viejo smokingJuan D'Arienzo, 1952
    2. 2Cabeza de noviaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    3. 3Bien milongaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1951
    4. 4Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Noelia Coletti and Pablo Giorgini

    In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Viejo smokingJuan D'Arienzo, 1952
    2. 2Volvamos a empezarAlfredo De Angelis, 1953
    3. 3Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938
    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. 1Estampa de varónJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2Milonga queridaJuan D'Arienzo, 1938 · danced together in 3 Performances
  3. 3Milonga del 83Juan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 3 Performances
  4. 4MalvónRicardo Tanturi, 1943 · danced together in 2 Performances

Cite this

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Armando LabordeNov 12, 1952

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 02480002332558-1-3

tango.info · 02480002027782-1-20

tango.info · 02480002003212-1-3

tango.info · 00828766934021-1-22

tango.info · 08427328140119-1-11

tango.info · 00743216335923-1-12

tango.info · 02480002331056-5-2

tango.info · 02480002332480-5-2

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:47

Audio feature15

Audio feature 129.2

Audio feature 0.945

Audio feature D

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.733

Audio feature -18.3

Audio feature 0.547

Audio feature 0.353

Audio feature 0.393

Audio feature 0.043

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.564

Audio feature 130.0

Audio feature 65.0

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Viejo smokingJuan Maglio

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