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Canción desesperada · Miguel Caló · 1945

Miguel CalóRaúl IriartetangoOdeon
Music by Enrique Santos Discépolo, lyrics by Enrique Santos Discepolo. 11 recordings in our catalogue, 1945–2006.

Who recorded it

Every version11

Earliest we hold: Aníbal Troilo, 1945

  1. Aníbal TroiloAlberto Marino1945
  2. Miguel CalóRaúl Iriarte19451969
  3. Francisco CanaroAlberto Arenas · Nelly Omar19451946
  4. Domingo FedericoCarlos Vidal1945
  5. Osmar MadernaLuis Tolosa1946
  6. Orquesta Típica Fernández FierroEl Chino Laborde20042006

Pinned at 1945 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Miguel Caló recordings indexed 1933–1972 · 2 applied periods in gold

Canción desesperada · Miguel Caló · 1945 was sung by Raúl Iriarte.† Canción desesperada · Miguel Caló · 1945 is a tango.† Canción desesperada · Miguel Caló · 1945 lasts 02:52.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

8 orchestras recorded it

12 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Santos Discépolo
Words
Enrique Santos Discepolo
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Miguel Caló’s 1945 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 11 recordings of this song by 8 orchestras, 1945 to 2006.
1940’50’60’70’80’90’00
Recordings of Canción desesperada · Miguel Caló · 1945 by year, taller the more they are danced · 11 of 11 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

11 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 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. Aníbal TroiloEarliest we holdCanción desesperadaAníbal TroiloAlberto MarinotangoRCA Victor
    3 dances
    1945
  4. Domingo FedericoCanción desesperadaDomingo FedericoCarlos VidaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1945
  5. Osmar MadernaCanción desesperadaOsmar MadernaLuis Tolosatango
    No match yet
    1946
  7. Atilio StamponeCanción desesperadaAtilio StamponeRoberto Goyenechetango
    No match yet
    1972
  8. Quintin VerduCanción desesperadaQuintin VerduRobert Rodrigueztango
    No match yet
    1948
  9. Alfredo MalerbaNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque1945
  10. Vieri FidanziniNot in our catalogueLita Morales · Oct 281955
  11. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogueSusy Leiva · Oct 11959
  12. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  13. María GrañaNot in our catalogue
  14. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  15. Hugo del CarrilNot in our catalogue
  16. Sandra LunaNot in our catalogue
  17. Dalva de OliveiraNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Miguel Caló

Canción desesperadaMiguel CalóRaúl IriartetangoOdeon

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 9 Performances

Maximiliano Cristiani & Jesica ArfenoniWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20132013 · 5:52

Recorded the same day

What else Miguel Caló recorded on Dec 27, 1945.

  1. Pudo ser una vidaMiguel CalóRoberto ArrietatangoOdeon

Danced to it

Music from 1945 · danced on film 2010–2026

20102026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2010: 2, 2013: 3, 2015: 1, 2016: 1, 2024: 1, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sMaximiliano Cristiani & Jesica Arfenoni2013
  2. The 2020sAdriel Bournissen & Soledad Mallo2026

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 09991848000004-13-16

tango.info · 02480002031260-1-13

tango.info · 02480002043461-1-19

tango.info · 07798108080316-1-9

tango.info · 00724349536227-1-13

Singers1

Sung by Raúl Iriarte

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:52

Audio feature13

Audio feature 123.0

Audio feature 0.935

Audio feature 0.56

Audio feature -26.7

Audio feature 0.485

Audio feature 0.214

Audio feature 0.387

Audio feature 0.141

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.472

Audio feature 124.4

Audio feature 62.2

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Canción desesperadaAníbal TroiloAlberto Marino

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