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Fea · Mario Demarco · 1952

Mario Demarco · tango · Aug 8, 1952
Music by Horacio Pettorossi, lyrics by ALFREDO NAVARRINE. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1952.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Enrique RodríguezFernando Reyes1946
  2. Francisco Canaro1927
  3. José GarciaAlfredo Rojas1942
  4. Enrique AlessioAlberto Castillo1947
  5. Mario Demarco1952

Recorded on Aug 8, 1952, during the Golden Age (1935–1954).

1952

19351954

Mario Demarco · no periods written yet

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Key facts
Year
1952
Orchestra
Mario Demarco
Recorded
1952-08-08
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

MARIO DEMARCO Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICADemarcoFEATango8 · VIII · 1952

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

0 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Horacio Pettorossi
Words
ALFREDO NAVARRINE
Written
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First played
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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 5 recordings of this song by 5 orchestras, 1927 to 1952.
1920’30’40’50
Recordings of Fea · Mario Demarco · 1952 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 5 orchestras; the earliest here is Francisco Canaro in 1927.

  1. 1927Francisco CanaroRecording
  2. 1942José GarciaRecording
  3. 1946Enrique RodríguezRecording
  4. 1947Enrique AlessioRecording
  5. 1952Mario DemarcoRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

5 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 9 more we know of

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

  1. Enrique RodríguezFea · Enrique Rodríguez · Fernando Reyes · tango · Jun 21, 1946 · OdeonMeasured automatically · 123 BPM · A major1946
  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdFea · Francisco Canaro · instrumental · tango · May 29, 1927 · Odeon1927
  3. José GarciaFea · José Garcia · Alfredo Rojas · tango · Jan 23, 19421942
  4. Enrique AlessioFea · Enrique Alessio · Alberto Castillo · tango · Mar 13, 19471947
  5. Mario DemarcoFea · Mario Demarco · tango · Aug 8, 19521952
  6. Carlos GardelNot in our catalogue1925
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1925
  8. Osvaldo FresedoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1925
  9. Eduardo Bianco, BachichaNot in our catalogue1926
  10. Roberto FirpoNot in our catalogueNov 221928
  11. Adalbert LutterNot in our catalogueJun 281935
  12. Ciriaco OrtizNot in our catalogueJun 101947
  13. Juan PulidoNot in our catalogue
  14. Susana RinaldiNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

MARIO DEMARCO Y SU ORQUESTA TÍPICADemarcoFEATango8 · VIII · 1952

Mario Demarco

Fea · Mario Demarco · tango · Aug 8, 1952

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Mario Demarco recorded on Aug 8, 1952.

  1. Mal de amores · Mario Demarco · instrumental · tango · Aug 8, 1952

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  1. Fea · Francisco Canaro · 1927

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