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El porteñito · Ángel D'Agostino · 1943

Music by Ángel Villoldo, lyrics by Ángel Villoldo. 6 recordings in our catalogue, 1928–1959.

El porteñito · Ángel D'Agostino · 1943 was sung by Ángel Vargas.† El porteñito · Ángel D'Agostino · 1943 is a milonga.† El porteñito · Ángel D'Agostino · 1943 lasts 02:26.†

Credit

Music
Ángel Villoldo
Lyrics
Ángel Villoldo

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every recording

6 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube

  1. Orquesta Típica VictorEarliest we holdInstrumental · RCA Victor · Sep 261928
  2. Juan D'ArienzoInstrumental · RCA Victor · Aug 3119374 dances
  3. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Jun 619411 dance
  4. Ángel D'AgostinoMost dancedÁngel Vargas · RCA Victor · Mar 23194326 dances
  5. Cuarteto Típico Roberto FirpoInstrumental · Nov 71951
  6. Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Instrumental · Odeon · Apr 91959

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Soy hijo de Buenos Aires, por apodo 'El porteñito', el criollo más compadrito que en esta tierra nació. Cuando un tango en la vigüela rasguea algún compañero no hay nadie en el mundo entero que baile mejor que yo. No hay ninguno que me iguale para enamorar mujeres, puro hablar de pareceres, puro filo y nada más. Y al hacerle la encarada la fileo de cuerpo entero asegurando el puchero con el que dará. Soy el terror del malevaje cuando en un baile me meto, porque a ninguno respeto de los que hay en la reunión. Y si alguno se retoba y viene haciéndose el guapo lo mando de un castañazo a buscar quien lo engrupió. Cuando el ya escasea le formo un cuento a mi china que es la más ladina que pisó el barrio del sur. Y como caído del cielo entra el níquel al bolsillo y al compás de un organillo bailo el tango a su 'salú'.

English · machine translation

I am a son of Buenos Aires, by nickname 'El porteñito', the most compadrito criollo who was born in this land. When a tango in the reed strummed by some fellow there is no one in the whole world who dances better than me. There's no one who can match me for making women fall in love, pure talk of opinions, pure edge and nothing more. And when I face her I fillet her full body assuring the pot with the wind that it will give. I'm the terror of the wicked when I get into a dance, because I respect no one of those in the gathering. And if any of them frolic and comes in pretending to be handsome I send him off with a chestnut to look for the one who has made him a fool. When the wind is scarce I make up a story for my china who is the most ladina paica who ever set foot in the southern neighborhood. And as if it fell from the sky the nickel enters my pocket and to the beat of a barrel organ I dance the tango to her 'salú'.

Danced to it

Music from 1943 · danced on film 2005–2024

20052024
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2005: 1, 2009: 1, 2011: 1, 2012: 1, 2013: 2, 2014: 3, 2015: 3, 2016: 3, 2017: 2, 2018: 4, 2019: 1, 2021: 1, 2023: 3, 2024: 1

Data: recordings, facts and sources

Recordings by year

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

19281959

1928: 1, 1937: 1, 1941: 1, 1943: 1, 1951: 1, 1959: 1

Often paired with

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

  1. Valsecito criolloJuan D'Arienzo, 1937 · danced together in 4 Performances
  2. Cordón de oroAníbal Troilo, 1941 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. La bicocaJuan D'Arienzo, 1940 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. Dónde estásOsvaldo Pugliese, 1959 · danced together in 2 Performances

In other catalogues22

tango.info · 00743214129128-1-19

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tango.info · 00743214972328-1-11

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tango.info · 00743218880827-1-6

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tango.info · 02480002102687-1-13

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tango.info · 04011222317599-6-6

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tango.info · 04024236030019-1-2

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tango.info · 07796095000812-1-14

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tango.info · 07798108080187-1-11

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tango.info · 07798108080330-1-13

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tango.info · 08427328149037-2-18

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tango.info · 09991848000004-10-14

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Singers1

Sung by Ángel Vargas

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Is a1

Is a milonga

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Duration1

Duration 02:26

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Audio feature 126.0

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  1. El porteñitoOrquesta Típica Victor · no clip yet1928

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