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Pobre gringo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928

Osvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon
Music by Antonio Scatasso, lyrics by Juan Andrés Caruso. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1928.

Pinned at 1928 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · 3 applied periods in gold

Pobre gringo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 was sung by Ernesto Famá.† Pobre gringo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 is a tango.† Pobre gringo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 lasts 03:18.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Antonio Scatasso
Words
Juan Andrés Caruso
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1928 to 1928.
1920
Recordings of Pobre gringo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoPobre gringoOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon1928
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdPobre gringoFrancisco Canarosinger unknowntangoOdeon1928
  3. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini1928
  4. Juan Félix MaglioNot in our catalogueCarlos Viván · Mar 161928

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

Pobre gringoOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues9

tango.info · 04024236203383-1-3

tango.info · 02480002032342-1-3

tango.info · 02480002043775-1-3

tango.info · 02480002101123-1-120

tango.info · 02480002114123-1-12

tango.info · 02480002152828-1-12

tango.info · 02480002153313-1-10

tango.info · 02480002336112-2-2

tango.info · 02480002007128-1-13

Singers1

Sung by Ernesto Famá

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:18

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Pobre gringoFrancisco Canarosinger unknown

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