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De puro guapo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1972

Osvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
Music by Pedro Laurenz, lyrics by Manuel Meaños. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1935–1972.

Who recorded it

Every version8

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1935

  1. Juan D'Arienzo1969
  2. Aníbal Troilo1967
  3. Osvaldo Pugliese1972
  4. Pedro LaurenzJuan Carlos Casas19401968
  5. Francisco CanaroRoberto Maida1935
  6. Francisco LomutoJorge Omar1935

Pinned at 1972 · Nuevo 1955–1984 · Osvaldo Pugliese recordings indexed 1943–1986 · gold: Late years, 1967–1995

De puro guapo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1972 is a tango.† De puro guapo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1972 lasts 03:04.†

The song

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

37 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Pedro Laurenz
Words
Manuel Meaños
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
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Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Read the lyrics on Pedro Laurenz’s 1940 recording in TangoCloud

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1935 to 1972.
1930’40’50’60’70
Recordings of De puro guapo · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1972 by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 2, 2026

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 6 more we know of

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

The leader is Pedro Laurenz, with 76% of the 37 filmed dances matched to a version of this song.

1 more dance names this song but not which version, so no share counts it. “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.

  2. Francisco CanaroEarliest we holdDe puro guapoFrancisco CanaroRoberto MaidatangoOdeon
    7 dances · 19%
    1935
  3. Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)De puro guapoQuinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)tangoColumbia
    1 dance · 3%
    1964
  4. Juan D'ArienzoDe puro guapoJuan D'ArienzoinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    1 dance · 3%
    1969
  5. Francisco LomutoDe puro guapoFrancisco LomutoJorge OmartangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1935
  6. Aníbal TroiloDe puro guapoAníbal TroiloinstrumentaltangoRCA Victor
    No match yet
    1967
  7. Osvaldo PuglieseDe puro guapoOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon
    No match yet
    1972
  8. Miguel MonteroNot in our catalogueMay 151961
  9. Pedro LaurenzNot in our catalogue1966
  10. José LibertellaNot in our catalogueMiguel Montero
  11. Leopoldo FedericoNot in our catalogue
  12. Leopoldo Federico, Roberto GrelaNot in our catalogue
  13. Puro ApronteNot in our catalogue

One recording

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

Osvaldo Pugliese

De puro guapoOsvaldo PuglieseinstrumentaltangoOdeon

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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Cite this

Data: recordings, facts and sources

In other catalogues6

tango.info · 00094637195826-1-6

tango.info · 00724347840029-2-7

tango.info · 00724349965324-1-4

tango.info · 00724383785926-1-6

tango.info · 02480002031420-1-13

tango.info · 02480002333203-1-4

Is a1

Is a tango

Duration1

Duration 03:04

Vocal1

Vocal instrumental

Listen

  1. De puro guapoFrancisco CanaroRoberto Maida

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