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Madre de los cabellos de plata · Ricardo Tanturi · 1958

Ricardo TanturiAlberto GuzmántangoRCA Victor
Music by Alejo Montoro. 2 recordings in our catalogue, 1958–1958.

Who recorded it

Every version2

Earliest we hold: Ricardo Tanturi, 1958

  1. Miguel CalóRaúl Ledesma1958
  2. Ricardo TanturiAlberto Guzmán1958

Pinned at 1958 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Ricardo Tanturi recordings indexed 1937–1965 · 1 applied periods in gold

Madre de los cabellos de plata · Ricardo Tanturi · 1958 was sung by Alberto Guzmán.† Madre de los cabellos de plata · Ricardo Tanturi · 1958 is a tango.† Madre de los cabellos de plata · Ricardo Tanturi · 1958 lasts 02:45.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

2 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Alejo Montoro
Words
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Miguel Caló’s 1958 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 2 recordings of this song by 2 orchestras, 1958 to 1958.
1950
Recordings of Madre de los cabellos de plata · Ricardo Tanturi · 1958 by year, taller the more they are danced · 2 of 2 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

2 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 2 more we know of

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

  1. Miguel CalóMadre de los cabellos de plataMiguel CalóRaúl LedesmatangoOdeon1958
  2. Ricardo TanturiEarliest we holdMadre de los cabellos de plataRicardo TanturiAlberto GuzmántangoRCA Victor1958
  3. Eduardo RoviraNot in our catalogue
  4. Jorge DragoneNot in our catalogueArgentino Ledesma

One recording

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

Ricardo Tanturi

Madre de los cabellos de plataRicardo TanturiAlberto GuzmántangoRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Ricardo Tanturi recorded on Jul 23, 1958.

  1. Se casó el pelaoRicardo TanturiHoracio Roca, Alberto GuzmánmilongaRCA Victor

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues2

tango.info · 02480002041993-1-3

tango.info · 00743218804229-1-14

Singers1

Sung by Alberto Guzmán

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 02:45

Vocal1

Vocal sung

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  1. Madre de los cabellos de plataRicardo TanturiAlberto Guzmán

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