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La mariposa · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1985

Music by Pedro Maffia, lyrics by Celedonio Flores. 15 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–2015.
1927: 1 · danced 2 times1938: 1 · danced 3 times1945: 1 · danced 0 times1949: 2 · danced 1 times1966: 1 · danced 0 times1967: 1 · danced 0 times1968: 1 · danced 0 times1969: 1 · danced 0 times1972: 1 · danced 2 times1985: 1 · danced 177 times1998: 1 · danced 0 times2008: 1 · danced 40 times2014: 1 · danced 0 times2015: 1 · danced 11 times
1927’40’50’60’70’80’90’002015
records madedanced on film, by the record’s year· our catalogue

1927: 1, 2; 1938: 1, 3; 1945: 1, 0; 1949: 2, 1; 1966: 1, 0; 1967: 1, 0; 1968: 1, 0; 1969: 1, 0; 1972: 1, 2; 1985: 1, 177; 1998: 1, 0; 2008: 1, 40; 2014: 1, 0; 2015: 1, 11

  1. Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1985 version holds 75% of its dancing (177 of 236).

    How we know

    Of the dances to its 15 recordings in our catalogue. Dances count filmed Occasions on TangoTube.

  2. Juan D'Arienzo recorded it in 1938 and 1967. 2 other orchestras recorded it more than once.

    How we know

    Takes in our catalogue by the same orchestra in different years; the canon’s first orchestra is named.

La mariposa · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1985 is a tango.† La mariposa · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1985 lasts 04:14.†

Credit

Music
Pedro Maffia
Lyrics
Celedonio Flores

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

15 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 25 more we know of

1920’30’40’50’60’70’80’90’00’10

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Mar 23
    3 dances
    1938
  2. Juan D'ArienzoOsvaldo Ramos · RCA Victor · Nov 28
    Not danced on film yet
    1967
  3. Aníbal TroiloEdmundo Rivero · RCA Victor · Jul 22
    1 dance
    1949
  4. Osvaldo PuglieseInstrumental · Philips · Apr 1
    Not danced on film yet
    1966
  5. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 26
    177 dances
    1985
  6. Osvaldo FresedoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 23
    Not danced on film yet
    1945
  7. Alfredo De AngelisInstrumental · Odeon · Aug 18
    2 dances
    1972
  8. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdInstrumental · Odeon · Dec 9
    2 dances
    1927
  9. José BassoJuan Carlos Godoy · Music Hall
    Not danced on film yet
    1968
  10. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Instrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    1998
  11. Color Tango (Roberto Alvarez)Instrumental
    Not danced on film yet
    2014
  12. Tango BardoInstrumental · Aug 1
    11 dances
    2015
  13. Orquesta Forever TangoInstrumental
    40 dances
    2008
  14. Baffa-BerlingieriRoberto Rufino · rca camden
    Not danced on film yet
    1969
  15. Eduardo Del PianoÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Feb 7
    Not danced on film yet
    1949
  16. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1923
  17. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogueInstrumental1924
  18. Pedro MaffiaNot in our catalogueRoberto Maida1930
  19. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogueSep 301930
  20. Francisco CanaroNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Dec 51930

Danced to it

Music from 1985 · danced on film 2005–2026

20052026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 3, 2008: 1, 2009: 7, 2010: 6, 2011: 2, 2012: 6, 2013: 9, 2014: 9, 2015: 13, 2016: 8, 2017: 2, 2018: 15, 2019: 9, 2020: 3, 2022: 13, 2023: 4, 2024: 16, 2025: 5, 2026: 4

Jonathan Saavedra & Clarisa AragónWorld Champions · Tango de Pista 20152018 · 4:03

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Juana Sepulveda2008
  2. The 2010sJonathan Saavedra & Clarisa Aragón2018
  3. The 2020sDiego Ortega & Aldana Silveyra2023

Where it is danced

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

  1. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    3 performances
  2. Club GricelSan Cristóbal
    2 performances
  3. Salón CanningPalermo
    2 performances
  4. Buenos Ayres ClubMonserrat
    1 performance
  5. Centro Cultural Torquato TassoSan Telmo
    1 performance
  6. Club Sin RumboVilla Urquiza
    1 performance
  7. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  8. La MalevaAlmagro
    1 performance
  9. Salón El Pial (La Baldosa)Flores
    1 performance
  10. Ukrainian Private BallroomNew York
    1 performance

Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Often paired with

Our data: filmed Performances on TangoTube that danced both, and DJs' public tandas on TangoCloud that hold both.

  1. La brujaJuan D'Arienzo, 1959 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. CristalAníbal Troilo, 1944 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. El bulin de la calle AyacuchoAníbal Troilo, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. Bahia BlancaCarlos Di Sarli, 1957 · danced together in 2 Performances
  5. Tus palabras y la nocheCarlos Di Sarli, 1954 · danced together in 2 Performances
  6. Indio mansoCarlos Di Sarli, 1958 · danced together in 2 Performances
  7. Reliquias porteñasFrancisco Canaro, 1938 · danced together in 2 Performances
  8. Milonga criollaFrancisco Canaro, 1927 · danced together in 2 Performances

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 00724352227327-1-20

Single source

tango.info · 02480002333272-2-3

Single source

Is a1

Is a tango

Single source

Duration1

Duration 04:14

Single source

Listen

  1. La mariposaFrancisco Canaro1927

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