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Tengo un amigo · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1954

Orquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango
Music by Arturo Gallucci, lyrics by Julio Camilloni. 3 recordings in our catalogue, 1954–1962.

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

The song

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3 orchestras recorded it

9 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Arturo Gallucci
Words
Julio Camilloni
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Every version

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The catalogue holds 3 recordings of this song by 3 orchestras, 1954 to 1962.
1950’60
Recordings of Tengo un amigo · Orquesta Francini-Pontier · 1954 by year, taller the more they are danced · 3 of 3 recordings carry a year · read Nov 1, 2026

3 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 1 more we know of

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  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedTengo un amigoCarlos Di SarliMario PomartangoMusic Hall
    9 dances
    1954
  2. Orquesta Francini-PontierEarliest we holdTengo un amigoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango
    No match yet
    1954
  3. Los Señores Del TangoTengo un amigoLos Señores Del TangoMario PomartangoColumbia
    No match yet
    1962
  4. Enrique Francini, Armando PontierNot in our cataloguePablo Moreno · Jan 151954

One recording

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Orquesta Francini-Pontier

Tengo un amigoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Morenotango

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  1. Tengo un amigoOrquesta Francini-PontierPablo Moreno

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