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Viejo smoking · Francisco Rotundo · 1949

Francisco RotundoCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
Music by Guillermo Barbieri, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1930–1952.

Pinned at 1949 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Rotundo recordings indexed 1948–1957

The work

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Music
Guillermo Barbieri
Lyrics
Celedonio Flores

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Recordings

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The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1930 to 1952.

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1930’40’50
Recordings of Viejo smoking · Francisco Rotundo · 1949 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 12 more we know of

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 Magliosinger unknowntango
    Not danced on film yet
    1930
  3. Francisco RotundoViejo smokingFrancisco RotundoCarlos RoldántangoOdeon
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierViejo smokingOrquesta Francini-PontierJulio Sosatango
    Not danced on film 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-

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The day it was recorded.

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  1. Viejo smokingJuan Magliosinger unknown

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