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Madreselva · Francisco Lomuto · 1938

Francisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor
Music by Francisco Canaro, lyrics by Luis César Amadori. 10 recordings in our catalogue, 1916–1970.

Who recorded it

Every version10

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1916

  1. Aníbal TroiloNelly Vázquez1964
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoÁngel Vargas1944
  3. Francisco CanaroCharlo · Roberto Maida …19161931193219381951
  4. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar1938
  5. José BassoCarlos Rossi1967
  6. Florindo SassoneZulema Robles1970

Pinned at 1938 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Francisco Lomuto recordings indexed 1925–1950 · gold: With Omar, 1935–1939

Madreselva · Francisco Lomuto · 1938 was sung by Jorge Omar.† Madreselva · Francisco Lomuto · 1938 is a tango.† Madreselva · Francisco Lomuto · 1938 lasts 02:37.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

6 orchestras recorded it

20 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Francisco Canaro
Words
Luis César Amadori
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Francisco Canaro’s 1932 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 10 recordings of this song by 6 orchestras, 1916 to 1970.
1910’20’30’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Madreselva · Francisco Lomuto · 1938 by year, taller the more they are danced · 10 of 10 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

10 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 14 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

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

  1. Aníbal TroiloMadreselvaAníbal TroiloNelly VázqueztangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1964
  2. Ángel D'AgostinoMadreselvaÁngel D'AgostinoÁngel VargastangoRCA Victor
    1 dance
    1944
  4. Francisco LomutoMadreselvaFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor
    4 dances
    1938
  5. José BassoMadreselvaJosé BassoCarlos RossitangoMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1967
  6. Florindo SassoneMadreselvaFlorindo SassoneZulema RoblestangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1970
  7. Alberto CastellanoNot in our catalogueTania1931
  8. Alfredo MalerbaNot in our catalogueLibertad Lamarque · Aug 201938
  9. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue1971
  10. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue1982
  11. Ada FalcónNot in our catalogue
  12. Ana MedranoNot in our catalogue
  13. Jorge SobralNot in our catalogue
  14. Emilio RamilNot in our catalogue
  15. Libertad LamarqueNot in our catalogue
  16. Rosanna FalascaNot in our catalogue
  17. Ernesto BaffaNot in our catalogue
  18. Horacio MalvicinoNot in our catalogue
  19. Manuel PizarroNot in our catalogue
  20. Miguel VillasboasNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Francisco Lomuto

MadreselvaFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 3 Performances

Manuel Sanchez Carabel & Claudia Gärtner0:52

Recorded the same day

What else Francisco Lomuto recorded on Aug 24, 1938.

  1. Vendrás alguna vezFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1938 · danced on film 2015

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1Igual que un bandoneónLucio Demare, 1945 · danced together in 2 Performances

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Connected

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues10

tango.info · 02480002103158-3-13

tango.info · 00743216153824-1-4

tango.info · 02480002002307-1-12

tango.info · 02480002044413-1-17

tango.info · 00743212754926-1-13

tango.info · 02480002331872-1-4

tango.info · 02480002334828-1-5

tango.info · 02480002713463-1-1

tango.info · 04024236203802-1-9

tango.info · 08427328130806-1-20

Singers1

Sung by Jorge Omar

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:37

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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