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Medallita de la suerte · Osvaldo Manzi · 1953

Osvaldo ManziAlberto Marinotango
Music by Carlos Gardel, José Razzano, lyrics by Mario Battistella. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1936–1953.

Who recorded it

Every version3

Earliest we hold: Roberto Firpo, 1936

  1. Alfredo De AngelisOscar Larroca1952
  2. Roberto FirpoCarlos Varela1936
  3. Osvaldo ManziAlberto Marino1953

Pinned at 1953 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Manzi recordings indexed 1953–1958

Medallita de la suerte · Osvaldo Manzi · 1953 was sung by Alberto Marino.† Medallita de la suerte · Osvaldo Manzi · 1953 is a tango.† Medallita de la suerte · Osvaldo Manzi · 1953 lasts 03:11.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

3 orchestras recorded it

1 Dance filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Carlos Gardel, José Razzano
Words
Mario Battistella
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1952 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, 1936 to 1953.
1930’40’50
Recordings of Medallita de la suerte · Osvaldo Manzi · 1953 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 · 4 more we know of

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

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  1. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedMedallita de la suerteAlfredo De AngelisOscar LarrocatangoOdeon
    1 dance
    1952
  2. Roberto FirpoEarliest we holdMedallita de la suerteRoberto FirpoCarlos VarelatangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1936
  3. Osvaldo ManziMedallita de la suerteOsvaldo ManziAlberto Marinotango
    No match yet
    1953
  4. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Domingo Julio Vivas, Guillermo Barbieri, Horacio PettorossiNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Sep 181933
  5. Víctor BuchinoNot in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero · Jun 151951
  6. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  7. Juanjo DomínguezNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Osvaldo Manzi

Medallita de la suerteOsvaldo ManziAlberto Marinotango

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · 02480002041740-1-5

Singers1

Sung by Alberto Marino

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:11

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. Medallita de la suerteRoberto FirpoCarlos Varela

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