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Prohibido · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1953

Orquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango
Music by Manuel Sucher, lyrics by Carlos Bahr. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1953–1954.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Orquesta Francini-Pontier, 1953

  1. Alfredo De AngelisOscar Larroca1953
  2. Francisco CanaroMario Alonso1954
  3. José SalaAlfredo Belusi1953
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierPablo Moreno1953

Pinned at 1953 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Orquesta Francini-Pontier recordings indexed 1946–1973

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Manuel Sucher
Words
Carlos Bahr
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Alfredo De Angelis’s 1953 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 4 recordings of this song by 4 orchestras, 1953 to 1954.
1950
Recordings of Prohibido · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1953 by year, taller the more they are danced · 4 of 4 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

4 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 7 more we know of

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

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  1. Alfredo De AngelisMost dancedProhibidoAlfredo De AngelisOscar LarrocatangoOdeon
    9 dances
    1953
  2. Francisco CanaroProhibidoFrancisco CanaroMario AlonsotangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1954
  3. José SalaProhibidoJosé SalaAlfredo BelusitangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1953
  4. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdProhibidoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango
    No match yet
    1953
  5. Ranko FujisawaNot in our catalogue1953
  6. Roberto CalóNot in our catalogueEnrique Campos1953
  7. Roberto GrelaNot in our catalogueAlberto Podestá · Jun 91953
  8. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our cataloguePablo Moreno · Sep 221953
  9. -unspecified orchestra-Not in our catalogueCharlo · Oct 301953
  10. Joaquín Do ReyesNot in our catalogue1954
  11. Carlos GarcíaNot in our catalogueClaudio Bergé · Jan 131969

One recording

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

Orquesta Francini-Pontier

ProhibidoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Orquesta Francini-Pontier recorded on Sep 22, 1953.

  1. ChiquéOrquesta Francini-Pontiertango
  2. Triste flor de tangoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango
  3. Una canciónOrquesta Francini-PontierMario Lagostango

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

The record label.

Data: recordings, facts and sources

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  1. ProhibidoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Moreno

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