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De pura cepa · Juan D'Arienzo · 1935

Juan D'ArienzoinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
Music by José Ceglie, lyrics by Osvaldo Sosa Cordero. 4 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–1980.

Who recorded it

Every version4

Earliest we hold: Juan D'Arienzo, 1935

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1935
  2. Aníbal Troilo1942
  3. Osvaldo Pugliese1980
  4. Osvaldo Fresedo1953

Pinned at 1935 · Golden Age 1935–1954 · Juan D'Arienzo recordings indexed 1928–1975 · 7 applied periods in gold

De pura cepa · Juan D'Arienzo · 1935 is a milonga.† De pura cepa · Juan D'Arienzo · 1935 lasts 02:42.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

4 orchestras recorded it

128 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
José Ceglie
Words
Osvaldo Sosa Cordero
Written
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First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Juan D'Arienzo’s 1935 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, 1935 to 1980.
1930’40’50’60’70’80
Recordings of De pura cepa · Juan D'Arienzo · 1935 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 · 2 more we know of

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

The leader is Juan D'Arienzo, 1935, with 60% of the 128 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

“No match yet” means no filmed dance is tied to that version so far, not that nobody dances it. Dances whose music we have not identified are left out.

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

  1. Juan D'ArienzoEarliest we holdMost dancedDe pura cepaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
    77 dances · 60%
    1935
  2. Aníbal TroiloDe pura cepaAníbal TroiloinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor
    51 dances · 40%
    1942
  3. Osvaldo FresedoDe pura cepaOsvaldo FresedoinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
    No match yet
    1953
  4. Osvaldo PuglieseDe pura cepaOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentalmilongaOdeon
    No match yet
    1980
  5. Trio PantangoNot in our catalogue
  6. Muzet RoyalNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Juan D'Arienzo

De pura cepaJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentalmilongaRCA Victor

Couples filmed dancing this recording · 75 Performances

Fabián Peralta & Josefina BermúdezWorld Champion · Tango de Salón 2006Porteño y Bailarín · 1:00

Recorded the same day

What else Juan D'Arienzo recorded on Nov 18, 1935.

  1. Sábado inglésJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor

Danced to it

Music from 1935 · danced on film 2009–2026

20092026
By the year it was danced; each dance counts once, however many channels filmed it

2009: 7, 2010: 6, 2011: 2, 2012: 1, 2013: 4, 2014: 7, 2015: 4, 2016: 5, 2017: 4, 2018: 4, 2019: 2, 2022: 2, 2023: 5, 2024: 2, 2025: 1, 2026: 1

Through the decades

  1. The 2000sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Juana Sepulveda2009
  2. The 2010sMariano Chicho Frúmboli & Juana Sepulveda2014
  3. The 2020sTymoteusz Ley & Agnieszka Stach2022

Where it is danced

The places our videos show it danced, by performances filmed there.

  1. Sunderland ClubVilla Urquiza
    2 performances
  2. Espacio Riobamba (Club Castel)Balvanera
    1 performance
  3. Salón La NacionalMonserrat
    1 performance

Filmed sets

One Couple dancing three or four songs at one Occasion, every song known. What was danced on film, not what a DJ played.

3 of 10 complete sets on film

  1. Michael Nadtochi and Paula Duarte

    2018 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Tus palabras y la nocheCarlos Di Sarli, 1954
    2. 2De pura cepaJuan D'Arienzo, 1935
    3. 3El mate amargoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1951
    4. 4Corazón de artistaJuan D'Arienzo, 1936
    Watch it on TangoTube

  2. Alejandro Aquino and Natalia Hills

    2018 · In the order danced: the video titles number them

    1. 1Organito de la tardeCarlos Di Sarli, 1942
    2. 2RecuerdoOsvaldo Pugliese, 1944
    3. 3ChiquéOsvaldo Pugliese, 1953
    4. 4De pura cepaJuan D'Arienzo, 1935
    Watch it on TangoTube

  3. Jonatan Aguero and Virginia Pandolfi

    2018 · In upload order: nobody has said the order danced

    1. 1Te quieroFrancisco Canaro, 1955
    2. 2De pura cepaJuan D'Arienzo, 1935
    3. 3Copa de ajenjoFrancisco Lomuto, 1941
    4. 4Solo compasionÁngel D'Agostino, 1941
    Watch it on TangoTube

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Danced alongside it

Our data: the recordings most often danced in the same filmed Performance as this one (one Couple dancing one to eight songs). Nearer the middle, more Performances.

  1. 1El huracánEdgardo Donato, 1950 · danced together in 3 Performances
  2. 2VivianiCarlos Di Sarli, 1956 · danced together in 2 Performances
  3. 3Pata anchaOsvaldo Pugliese, 1957 · danced together in 2 Performances
  4. 4Flores negrasJulio De Caro, 1927 · danced together in 2 Performances

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Connected

From TangoTube's videos · our data

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues14

tango.info · 08427328146104-1-4

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tango.info · 00828766933024-1-3

tango.info · 02480002003014-1-7

tango.info · 02480002031147-1-6

tango.info · 02480002331421-1-3

tango.info · 02480002331575-1-5

tango.info · 02480002332022-1-4

tango.info · 02480002337065-1-7

tango.info · 04024236200849-1-8

tango.info · 04024236202379-1-7

tango.info · 07798089730798-1-2

tango.info · 00229001001827-1-3

Is a1

Is a milonga

Duration1

Duration 02:42

Audio feature13

Audio feature 97.5

Audio feature 0.941

Audio feature F#

Audio feature major

Audio feature 0.727

Audio feature -22.7

Audio feature 0.384

Audio feature 0.589

Audio feature 0.0

Audio feature 0.064

Audio feature 0.936

Audio feature 98.3

Audio feature step

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

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