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Tortazos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942

Osvaldo FresedoOscar SerpamilongaRCA Victor
Music by José Razzano, lyrics by Enrique Maroni. 5 recordings in our catalogue, 1942–1988.

Who recorded it

Every version5

Earliest we hold: Lucio Demare, 1942

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseRoberto Chanel1944
  2. Lucio DemareJuan Carlos Miranda1942
  3. Osvaldo FresedoOscar Serpa1942
  4. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoWalter Gutiérrez1988
  5. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaJorge Cardozo1945

Pinned at 1942 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Osvaldo Fresedo recordings indexed 1926–1980 · gold: With Serpa, 1942–1946

Tortazos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942 was sung by Oscar Serpa.† Tortazos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942 is a milonga candombe.† Tortazos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942 lasts 02:21.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

5 orchestras recorded it

3 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Razzano
Words
Enrique Maroni
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Osvaldo Pugliese’s 1944 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, 1942 to 1988.
1940’50’60’70’80
Recordings of Tortazos · Osvaldo Fresedo · 1942 by year, taller the more they are danced · 5 of 5 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

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

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

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

  1. Osvaldo PuglieseMost dancedTortazosOsvaldo PuglieseRoberto ChanelmilongaOdeon
    3 dances
    1944
  2. Lucio DemareEarliest we holdTortazosLucio DemareJuan Carlos MirandamilongaOdeon
    No match yet
    1942
  3. Osvaldo FresedoTortazosOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpamilongaRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1942
  4. Los Solistas De D'ArienzoTortazosLos Solistas De D'ArienzoWalter GutiérrezmilongaMusic Hall
    No match yet
    1988
  5. Rafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaTortazosRafael Canaro Y Su Orquesta ArgentinaJorge Cardozomilonga
    No match yet
    1945
  6. Ángel Domingo Riverol, Guillermo Barbieri, José María AguilarNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel · Jun 171930
  7. Ángel F. CondercuriNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1965
  8. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueEdmundo Rivero

One recording

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

Osvaldo Fresedo

TortazosOsvaldo FresedoOscar SerpamilongaRCA Victor

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

Recorded the same day

What else Osvaldo Fresedo recorded on Sep 4, 1942.

  1. Rodríguez PeñaOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

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Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues1

tango.info · 02480002043898-1-6

Singers1

Sung by Oscar Serpa

Is a1

Is a milonga candombe

Duration1

Duration 02:21

Audio feature13

Audio feature 110.0

Audio feature 0.946

Audio feature A

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.656

Audio feature -21.3

Audio feature 0.368

Audio feature 0.357

Audio feature 0.077

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.923

Audio feature 111.7

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal sung

Listen

  1. TortazosLucio DemareJuan Carlos Miranda

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