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No pudo ser · José Garcia · 1942

José GarciaAlfredo Rojastango
Music by José García, lyrics by Mario Battistella. 1 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1942.

Who recorded it

Every version1

Earliest we hold: José Garcia, 1942

  1. José GarciaAlfredo Rojas1942

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · José Garcia recordings indexed 1942–1945

No pudo ser · José Garcia · 1942 was sung by Alfredo Rojas.†† No pudo ser · José Garcia · 1942 is a tango.† No pudo ser · José Garcia · 1942 lasts 02:58.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

1 orchestra recorded it

4 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José García
Words
Mario Battistella
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on José Garcia’s 1942 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 1 recordings of this song by 1 orchestras, 1942 to 1942.

1 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

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  1. José GarciaEarliest we holdMost dancedNo pudo serJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojastango
    4 dances
    1942

One recording

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

José Garcia

No pudo serJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojastango

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 4 Performances

Fernando Sanchez & Ariadna NaveiraWinterTangoNapoli · 2019 · 3:08

Danced to it

Music from 1942 · danced on film 2019–2022

20192022
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2019: 1, 2022: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2010sFernando Sanchez & Ariadna NaveiraWinterTangoNapoli · 2019
  2. The 2020sCarlos Urrego & Maureen UrregoArgentine Tango USA Championship · 2022

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Confitería IdealSan Nicolás
    1 performance

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Videos danced in

What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

Singers1

Sung by Alfredo RojasSep 17, 1942

In other catalogues5

tango.info · 08427328131186-1-4

tango.info · 02480002101123-3-119

tango.info · 02480002152118-1-11

tango.info · 02480002007555-1-11

tango.info · 02480002027331-1-7

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:58

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. No pudo serJosé GarciaAlfredo Rojas

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