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Santa madrecita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1949

Juan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
Music by Juan D'Arienzo, Hector Varela, lyrics by Carlos Waiss. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1949–1949.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1949

  1. Juan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde1949
  2. Alfredo De AngelisCarlos Dante1949

Pinned at 1949 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · gold: The king is back, 1944–1949

Santa madrecita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1949 was sung by Armando Laborde.† Santa madrecita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1949 is a tango.† Santa madrecita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1949 lasts 03:00.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Juan D'Arienzo, Hector Varela
Words
Carlos Waiss
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1949 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1949 to 1949.
1940
Recordings of Santa madrecita · Juan D'Arienzo · 1949 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdSanta madrecitaJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor1949
  2. Alfredo De AngelisSanta madrecitaAlfredo De AngelisCarlos DantetangoOdeon1949

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

Santa madrecitaJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Apr 6, 1949.

  1. La payancaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  2. La morochaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  3. ChichipíaJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor
  4. CañaJuan D'ArienzoArmando LabordetangoRCA Victor
  5. DelfinoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  6. PampaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
  7. VencidoJuan D'ArienzoAlberto EchagüetangoRCA Victor

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues7

tango.info · 02480002332558-2-5

tango.info · 07798090260116-1-3

tango.info · 00743216335923-1-17

tango.info · 02480002027775-1-9

tango.info · 02480002761785-1-1

tango.info · 02480002003175-1-7

tango.info · 08427328140119-1-3

Singers1

Sung by Armando Laborde

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:00

Audio feature15

Audio feature 129.2

Audio feature 0.938

Audio feature G

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.843

Audio feature -21.1

Audio feature 0.402

Audio feature 0.324

Audio feature 0.421

Audio feature 0.008

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.571

Audio feature 130.6

Audio feature 65.3

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Santa madrecitaJuan D'ArienzoArmando Laborde

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