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De puro guapo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928

Osvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon
Music by Rafael Iriarte. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1971.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Osvaldo FresedoErnesto Famá1928
  2. Francisco Canaro1927
  3. Atilio StamponeRoberto Goyeneche1971

Pinned at 1928 · Guardia Nueva 1920–1934 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · 3 applied periods in gold

De puro guapo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928: Not the Pedro Laurenz tango of the same name; Stenvoll's note says 'six-star masterpiece'. A heavy lyric looking back to knife fights.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Rafael Iriarte
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1927 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1927 to 1971.
1920’30’40’50’60’70
Recordings of De puro guapo · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1928 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 3 more we know of

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

  1. Osvaldo FresedoDe puro guapoOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon1928
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdDe puro guapoFrancisco CanaroinstrumentaltangoOdeon1927
  3. Atilio StamponeDe puro guapoAtilio StamponeRoberto Goyenechetango1971
  4. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1928
  5. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jan 141928
  6. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 201928

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

De puro guapoOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Fresedo recorded on Feb 3, 1928.

  1. LechuzaOsvaldo FresedoErnesto FamátangoOdeon
  2. ReflejosOsvaldo FresedotangoOdeon

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Notes1

Not the Pedro Laurenz tango of the same name; Stenvoll's note says 'six-star masterpiece'. A heavy lyric looking back to knife fights.

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. De puro guapoFrancisco Canaro

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