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Anoche a las dos · Héctor Varela · 1951

Héctor VarelaArmando Labordetango
Music by Raúl de los Hoyos, lyrics by Roberto Lino Cayol. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1926–1951.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Roberto Firpo, 1926

  1. Francisco Canaro1926
  2. Roberto Firpo1926
  3. José BassoJorge Durán1950
  4. Héctor VarelaArmando Laborde1951

Pinned at 1951 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Héctor Varela recordings indexed 1950–1975

Anoche a las dos · Héctor Varela · 1951 was sung by Armando Laborde.†† Anoche a las dos · Héctor Varela · 1951 is a tango.† Anoche a las dos · Héctor Varela · 1951 lasts 02:59.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Raúl de los Hoyos
Words
Roberto Lino Cayol
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Héctor Varela’s 1951 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, 1926 to 1951.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Anoche a las dos · Héctor Varela · 1951 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 · 6 more we know of

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  1. Francisco CanaroAnoche a las dosFrancisco CanarotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1926
  2. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdAnoche a las dosRoberto FirpoinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1926
  3. José BassoAnoche a las dosJosé BassoJorge DurántangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1950
  4. Héctor VarelaMost dancedAnoche a las dosHéctor VarelaArmando Labordetango
    3 dances
    1951
  5. Agesilao FerrazzanoNot in our catalogueFeb 51927
  6. Salvador PizarroNot in our catalogue1929
  7. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Oct 171930
  8. José BassoNot in our catalogueJorge Durán · Mar 311959
  9. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogue
  10. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Héctor Varela

Anoche a las dosHéctor VarelaArmando Labordetango

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 2 Performances

Enrique Morales & Carolina Aberici2018 · 3:14

Recorded the same day

What else Héctor Varela recorded on Nov 15, 1951.

  1. SuipachaHéctor Varelainstrumentaltango
  2. El africanoHéctor Varelatango
  3. La carretaHéctor VarelaArmando Laborde, Rodolfo Lesicatango

Danced to it

Music from 1951 · danced on film 2018

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Singers1

Sung by Armando LabordeNov 15, 1951

In other catalogues8

tango.info · 02480002044017-1-17

tango.info · 02480002004158-1-17

tango.info · 08427328140133-1-3

tango.info · 02480002028734-1-3

tango.info · 00724359515823-1-16

tango.info · 00724385230325-1-14

tango.info · 07798108081795-1-12

tango.info · 02480002031086-1-1

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:59

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Anoche a las dosRoberto Firpo

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